Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, WV · private, nonprofit · 661 undergraduates
Davis & Elkins College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Davis & Elkins College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Davis & Elkins College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,525 per male athlete and $7,746 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 $947 per men's player, 61% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $939 per women's player, 64% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Davis & Elkins College, in Elkins, WV, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Mountain East Conference.
Davis & Elkins College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Davis & Elkins 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 II median of 5.2, by 132%.
Davis & Elkins College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Davis & Elkins College 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 NCAA Division II median of 5, by 60%.
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 Davis & Elkins College fund its athletes?
Davis & Elkins College reported 404 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 235 men and 169 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,312,495 across all sports ($2,003,361 for men's sports, $1,309,134 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 $14,994 for men's sports and $7,479 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $64 and $44 per athlete.
What is Davis & Elkins College like academically?
Davis & Elkins College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree 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 $44,888 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,273 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.
43% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
39% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 65% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $43,411, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Davis & Elkins College?
Health Professions is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (14%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (13%).
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 (17 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (15 degrees)
- Psychology, General (13 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (12 degrees)
- Criminology (12 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (7 degrees)
- History (6 degrees)
- Biology, General (6 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (5 degrees)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (5 degrees)
What is Elkins, WV like to live in?
Davis & Elkins College sits in Elkins, a remote town of about 6,875 people in Randolph County, West Virginia.
The median household in Elkins earns about $47,746, which is below the West Virginia median ($57,917) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $130,500, 16% below the West Virginia median and rents are typical for the state, about $897 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 19% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the West Virginia average of 23%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Davis & Elkins College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Davis & Elkins College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mountain East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mountain East Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Davis & Elkins College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Davis & Elkins College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% 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 Davis & Elkins College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Davis & Elkins College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,525 per male athlete and $7,746 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 Davis & Elkins College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $947 per men's player, 61% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $939 per women's player, 64% below 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 Davis & Elkins College?
- Davis & Elkins College is in Elkins, WV, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Davis & Elkins College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $44,888 a year, and an average net price of $18,273 after grants and scholarships.