Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC · public · 10,377 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Coastal Carolina University field?
Coastal Carolina University, in Conway, SC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 9 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Coastal Carolina University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and in line with the Sun Belt Conference median of 9. Coastal Carolina University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Sun Belt Conference median of 4.5, by 33%.
Coastal Carolina University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2020 and as high as 10 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Sun Belt Conference median of 8. Coastal Carolina University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the Sun Belt Conference median of 4.5, by 41%.
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 Coastal Carolina University fund its athletes?
Coastal Carolina University reported 467 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 266 men and 201 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $10,732,522, about $25,483 per male athlete and $19,672 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 $781,729 for men's sports and $231,178 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $2,939 and $1,150 per athlete.
What is Coastal Carolina University like academically?
Coastal Carolina University is a large public 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 1143, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,692 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,966 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,640 for SC residents and $29,628 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
48% 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 $47,258, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Coastal Carolina University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (14%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (12%).
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 (198 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (191 degrees)
- Marketing (154 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (134 degrees)
- Psychology, General (127 degrees)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (117 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (95 degrees)
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (91 degrees)
- Public Health (74 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (70 degrees)
What is Conway, SC like to live in?
Coastal Carolina University sits in Conway, a small city of about 26,000 people in Horry County, South Carolina.
The median household in Conway earns about $54,841, which is below the South Carolina median ($66,818) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of South Carolina, around $236,300 and a typical rent of $881 a month is 22% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 18% under 18.
19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the South Carolina average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Coastal Carolina University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Coastal Carolina University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Sun Belt Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Sun Belt Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Coastal Carolina University?
- Coastal Carolina University is in Conway, SC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Coastal Carolina University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,692 a year, and an average net price of $13,966 after grants and scholarships.