Does Catawba College have a tennis program?

Yes. Catawba College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Catawba College?

Catawba College is in Salisbury, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Catawba College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $49,516 a year, and an average net price of $17,879 after grants and scholarships.

Catawba College

Salisbury, NC · private, nonprofit · 1,235 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Catawba College field?

Catawba College, in Salisbury, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the South Atlantic Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Catawba College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division II median of 10, by 40%, and 17% above the South Atlantic Conference median of 12. Catawba College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.7 players per coach, 18% below the South Atlantic Conference median of 5.7.

Catawba College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9, and in line with the South Atlantic Conference median of 10. Catawba College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the South Atlantic Conference median of 5, by 33%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Catawba College fund its athletes?

Catawba College reported 652 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 415 men and 237 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $6,607,017, about $9,173 per male athlete and $11,816 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $11,906 for men's sports and $6,223 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $29 and $26 per athlete.

What is Catawba College like academically?

Catawba College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 75% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1096.

The full cost of attendance is around $49,516 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,879 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.

41% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

47% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,793, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Catawba College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (23%) and Health Professions (13%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (46 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (45 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (27 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (26 degrees)
Biology, General (24 degrees)
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (22 degrees)
Music (12 degrees)
Psychology, General (12 degrees)
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (8 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (6 degrees)

What is Salisbury, NC like to live in?

Catawba College sits in Salisbury, a suburb of a large city of about 36,000 people in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Household incomes in Salisbury, a median of about $51,058, sit far below the North Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 35% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $215,200, 17% below the North Carolina median and a typical rent of $1,030 a month is 11% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 23% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.

27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the North Carolina average of 35%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Catawba College have a tennis program?: Yes. Catawba College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Catawba College?: Catawba College is in Salisbury, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Catawba College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $49,516 a year, and an average net price of $17,879 after grants and scholarships.