Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA · private, nonprofit · 939 undergraduates
Covenant College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Covenant College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 6 on the women's, 40% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Covenant College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,334 per men's player, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $2,334 per women's player, 31% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Covenant College, in Lookout Mountain, GA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Collegiate Conference of the South.
Covenant College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Covenant College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 12 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 125%.
Covenant College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. Covenant College 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 III 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 Covenant College fund its athletes?
Covenant College reported 208 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 113 men and 95 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $10,200 for men's sports and $14,339 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $90 and $151 per athlete.
What is Covenant College like academically?
Covenant College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1294, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $57,467 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $26,265 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
71% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $50,412, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Covenant College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 16% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Biological & Biomedical Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business/Commerce, General (25 degrees)
- Economics (23 degrees)
- Biology, General (22 degrees)
- Psychology, General (19 degrees)
- Bible/Biblical Studies (15 degrees)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (12 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (9 degrees)
- History (8 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (8 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (8 degrees)
What is Lookout Mountain, GA like to live in?
Covenant College sits in Lookout Mountain, a suburb of a large city of about 1,825 people in Walker County, Georgia.
Household incomes in Lookout Mountain, a median of about $149,688, sit far above the Georgia median and likewise far above the national one, 91% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Georgia: a typical home is valued around $469,500, 72% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,169 a month is 10% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 19% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 30% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
84% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Georgia average of 34%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Covenant College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Covenant College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Collegiate Conference of the South) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Collegiate Conference of the South), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Covenant College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Covenant College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 6 on the women's, 40% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Covenant College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Covenant College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Covenant College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,334 per men's player, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $2,334 per women's player, 31% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Covenant College?
- Covenant College is in Lookout Mountain, GA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Covenant College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,467 a year, and an average net price of $26,265 after grants and scholarships.