Does Charleston Southern University have a tennis program?

Yes. Charleston Southern University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Charleston Southern University?

Charleston Southern University is in Charleston, SC, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Charleston Southern University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $44,558 a year, and an average net price of $21,666 after grants and scholarships.

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, SC · private, nonprofit · 2,893 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Charleston Southern University field?

Charleston Southern University, in Charleston, SC, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big South Conference.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 8 on the women's side in 2025.

Charleston Southern University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Big South Conference median of 8. Charleston Southern University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the Big South Conference median of 4, by 100%.

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.

Charleston Southern University Women's TennisNCAA Division I · Big South Conference · 8 players (2025)

How does Charleston Southern University fund its athletes?

Charleston Southern University reported 346 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 220 men and 126 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $6,625,540, about $18,259 per male athlete and $20,702 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 $159,751 for men's sports and $60,778 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $726 and $482 per athlete.

What is Charleston Southern University like academically?

Charleston Southern University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 96% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1059.

The full cost of attendance is around $44,558 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,666 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.

47% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 63% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,898, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Charleston Southern University?

Health Professions is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (18%) and Education (10%).

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

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (90 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (37 degrees)
Biology, General (37 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (35 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (33 degrees)
Psychology, General (30 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (25 degrees)
Marketing (19 degrees)
Public Health (18 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (18 degrees)

What is Charleston, SC like to live in?

Charleston Southern University sits in Charleston, a mid-sized city of about 152,000 people in Berkeley County, South Carolina.

The median household in Charleston earns about $90,038, which is far above the South Carolina median ($66,818) but above the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of South Carolina: a typical home is valued around $469,100, 98% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,632 a month is 45% over the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 18% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.

58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the South Carolina average of 32%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Charleston Southern University have a tennis program?: Yes. Charleston Southern University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Charleston Southern University?: Charleston Southern University is in Charleston, SC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Charleston Southern University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $44,558 a year, and an average net price of $21,666 after grants and scholarships.