Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY · public · 12,318 undergraduates
Eastern Kentucky University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Eastern Kentucky University listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 11 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Eastern Kentucky University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $14,173 per male athlete and $18,098 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 $6,014 per men's player, 43% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,945 per women's player, 42% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Eastern Kentucky University, in Richmond, KY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference[FB 1][C 2].
Eastern Kentucky University's men's tennis roster has stayed between 11 and 12 players since 2023, and stood at 12 in 2025. Eastern Kentucky University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 33%.
Eastern Kentucky University's women's tennis roster has held at 11 players in every filing since 2023. Eastern Kentucky University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 38%.
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 Eastern Kentucky University fund its athletes?
Eastern Kentucky University reported 395 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 246 men and 149 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,183,028 across all sports ($3,486,485 for men's sports, $2,696,543 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 $162,562 for men's sports and $94,216 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $661 and $632 per athlete.
What is Eastern Kentucky University like academically?
Eastern Kentucky University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1149, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $23,735 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $11,040 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,320 for KY residents and $21,230 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
41% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
50% 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 $45,795, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Eastern Kentucky University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Health Professions, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (203 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (180 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (164 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (141 degrees)
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (120 degrees)
- Biology, General (90 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (86 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (85 degrees)
- Social Work (78 degrees)
- Homeland Security (77 degrees)
What is Richmond, KY like to live in?
Eastern Kentucky University sits in Richmond, a town well outside any metro area of about 35,000 people in Madison County, Kentucky.
The median household in Richmond earns about $48,223, which is below the Kentucky median ($62,417) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Kentucky, around $205,900 and rents are typical for the state, about $860 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 18% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.7 times the national share, and the median age of 28 is younger than the country's 39.
34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kentucky average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Eastern Kentucky University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Eastern Kentucky University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference[FB 1][C 2]) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference[FB 1][C 2]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Eastern Kentucky University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Eastern Kentucky University listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 11 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Eastern Kentucky University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Eastern Kentucky University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $14,173 per male athlete and $18,098 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 Eastern Kentucky University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,014 per men's player, 43% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,945 per women's player, 42% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Eastern Kentucky University?
- Eastern Kentucky University is in Richmond, KY, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Eastern Kentucky University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,735 a year, and an average net price of $11,040 after grants and scholarships.