Columbia College
Columbia, SC · private, nonprofit · 1,343 undergraduates
Columbia College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Columbia College listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster and 9 on the women's, both in line with their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. Columbia College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $2,879 per male athlete and $2,137 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 $314 per men's player, 82% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $332 per women's player, 83% below the NAIA median of $1,900.
Columbia College, in Columbia, SC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Ivy League and the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
Columbia College's men's tennis roster has grown over 2 years, from 6 players in 2023 to 11 in 2025. Columbia College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, well above the Ivy League median of 3.8, by 43%.
Columbia College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 5 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Columbia College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 23% above the Ivy League median of 3.7.
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 Columbia College fund its athletes?
Columbia College reported 269 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 116 men and 153 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $661,014 across all sports ($334,000 for men's sports, $327,014 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 expenses were reported as zero for both men's and women's sports, so outreach to this program will mostly need to come from the recruit's side.
What is Columbia College like academically?
Columbia College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 94% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $35,258 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,408 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.
54% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
37% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 60% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $41,338, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Columbia College?
Education is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (15%) and Business, Management & Marketing (15%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (36 degrees)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (21 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (20 degrees)
- Psychology, General (19 degrees)
- Social Work (13 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (11 degrees)
- Homeland Security (10 degrees)
- Education, General (9 degrees)
- Biology, General (9 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (9 degrees)
What is Columbia, SC like to live in?
Columbia College sits in Columbia, a mid-sized city of about 138,000 people in Lexington County, South Carolina.
The median household in Columbia earns about $55,653, 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 $243,500 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,158 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 16% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 29 is younger than the country's 39.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the South Carolina average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Columbia College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Columbia College fields men's tennis (NAIA, Ivy League) and women's tennis (NAIA, Appalachian Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Columbia College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Columbia College listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster and 9 on the women's, both in line with their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Columbia College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Columbia College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $2,879 per male athlete and $2,137 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 Columbia College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $314 per men's player, 82% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $332 per women's player, 83% below the NAIA median of $1,900. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Columbia College?
- Columbia College is in Columbia, SC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Columbia College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $35,258 a year, and an average net price of $18,408 after grants and scholarships.