Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC · private, nonprofit · 603 undergraduates
Chowan University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Chowan University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Chowan University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $5,311 per male athlete and $7,301 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,041 per men's player, 16% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,553 per women's player, 36% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Chowan University, in Murfreesboro, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Conference Carolinas.
Chowan University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Chowan University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 94%.
Chowan University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Chowan University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the NCAA Division II median of 5.
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 Chowan University fund its athletes?
Chowan University reported 456 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 332 men and 124 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,668,502 across all sports ($1,763,194 for men's sports, $905,308 for women's); 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 $24,641 for men's sports and $12,134 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $74 and $98 per athlete.
What is Chowan University like academically?
Chowan University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 69% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $39,027 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,086 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
57% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
30% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 71% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $38,412, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Chowan University?
Parks, Recreation & Fitness is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (16%) and Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (14%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (30 degrees)
- Psychology, General (26 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (25 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (18 degrees)
- Biology, General (13 degrees)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (10 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (10 degrees)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management (9 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (9 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (7 degrees)
What is Murfreesboro, NC like to live in?
Chowan University sits in Murfreesboro, a rural area of about 2,814 people in Hertford County, North Carolina.
Household incomes in Murfreesboro, a median of about $43,504, sit far below the North Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 45% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $153,100, 41% below the North Carolina median and a typical rent of $912 a month is 22% under the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 9% of workers walk.
The population skews young, with a median age of 32 against 39 nationally and 24% under 18.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Chowan University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Chowan University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Chowan University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Chowan University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Chowan University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Chowan University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $5,311 per male athlete and $7,301 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Chowan University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,041 per men's player, 16% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,553 per women's player, 36% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Chowan University?
- Chowan University is in Murfreesboro, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Chowan University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $39,027 a year, and an average net price of $14,086 after grants and scholarships.