East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN · public · 10,004 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does East Tennessee State University field?
East Tennessee State University, in Johnson City, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southern Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
East Tennessee State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Southern Conference median of 12, by 42%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. East Tennessee State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Southern Conference median of 6.3, by 63%.
East Tennessee State University's women's tennis roster has held at 7 players in every filing since 2020. That 2025 roster is 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the Southern Conference median. East Tennessee State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 22% below the Southern Conference median of 4.5.
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 East Tennessee State University fund its athletes?
East Tennessee State University reported 396 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 233 men and 163 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,447,181, about $15,744 per male athlete and $10,914 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 $267,068 for men's sports and $96,077 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,146 and $589 per athlete.
What is East Tennessee State University like academically?
East Tennessee State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 86% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1144, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,042 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,983 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 41% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,472 for TN residents and $14,522 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
53% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,859, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at East Tennessee State University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (12%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (6%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (502 degrees)
- Psychology, General (159 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (134 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (121 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (94 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (91 degrees)
- Biology, General (91 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (79 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (73 degrees)
- Marketing (72 degrees)
What is Johnson City, TN like to live in?
East Tennessee State University sits in Johnson City, a small city of about 71,000 people in Washington County, Tennessee.
The median household in Johnson City earns about $55,429, which is below the Tennessee median ($67,097) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Tennessee, around $238,000 and a typical rent of $957 a month is 15% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 12% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is close to the country's 39.
42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Tennessee average of 30%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does East Tennessee State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. East Tennessee State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southern Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southern Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is East Tennessee State University?
- East Tennessee State University is in Johnson City, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does East Tennessee State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,042 a year, and an average net price of $15,983 after grants and scholarships.