Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL · private, nonprofit · 1,087 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Edward Waters University field?
Edward Waters University, in Jacksonville, FL, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 8 on the women's side in 2025.
Edward Waters University's women's tennis roster has held at 8 players in every filing since 2024. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9, and in line with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 8. Edward Waters University 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 Edward Waters University fund its athletes?
Edward Waters University reported 397 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 275 men and 122 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,090,087, about $4,007 per male athlete and $8,099 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 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 Edward Waters University like academically?
Edward Waters University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,617 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,649 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 49% of the sticker price on average.
75% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
28% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 54% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $34,782, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Edward Waters University?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 53% of degrees awarded, with Homeland Security & Law Enforcement a distant second at 22%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (42 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (23 degrees)
- Biology, General (17 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (13 degrees)
- Psychology, General (11 degrees)
- Music (5 degrees)
- Mathematics (2 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
What is Neptune Beach, FL like to live in?
Edward Waters University sits in Neptune Beach, a large city of about 7,199 people in Duval County, Florida.
Household incomes in Neptune Beach, a median of about $111,025, sit far above the Florida median and likewise far above the national one, 41% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Florida: a typical home is valued around $613,500, 89% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,481 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 23% work from home.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 45 against 39, with 21% aged 65 or over.
60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Florida average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Edward Waters University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Edward Waters University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Edward Waters University?
- Edward Waters University is in Jacksonville, FL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Edward Waters University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,617 a year, and an average net price of $13,649 after grants and scholarships.