Elon University
Elon, NC · private, nonprofit · 6,452 undergraduates
Elon University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Elon University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Elon University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $33,194 per male athlete and $28,939 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 $5,443 per men's player, 48% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $8,111 per women's player, 21% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Elon University, in Elon, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association and the Coastal Athletic Association[FB 6].
Elon University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Elon University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Coastal Athletic Association median of 6, by 33%.
Elon University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 8 and 9 players since 2020, and stood at 8 in 2025. Elon University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 33%.
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 Elon University fund its athletes?
Elon University reported 438 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 228 men and 210 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $13,645,498 across all sports ($7,568,219 for men's sports, $6,077,279 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 $296,374 for men's sports and $193,419 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,300 and $921 per athlete.
What is Elon University like academically?
Elon University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 66% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1208, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $62,266 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $41,555 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 33% of the sticker price on average.
84% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 90% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $74,545, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Elon University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Communication & Journalism (20%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (7%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (176 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (152 degrees)
- Marketing (122 degrees)
- Psychology, General (111 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (108 degrees)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (107 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (89 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (83 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (56 degrees)
- Public Health (48 degrees)
What is Elon, NC like to live in?
Elon University sits in Elon, a suburb of about 11,000 people in Alamance County, North Carolina.
The median household in Elon earns about $82,717, which is above the North Carolina median ($69,904) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of North Carolina: a typical home is valued around $355,800, 37% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,584 a month is 36% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 15% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 26% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.0 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.
53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Elon University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Elon University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Coastal Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Coastal Athletic Association[FB 6]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Elon University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Elon University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below 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 Elon University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Elon University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $33,194 per male athlete and $28,939 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 Elon University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,443 per men's player, 48% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $8,111 per women's player, 21% 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 Elon University?
- Elon University is in Elon, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Elon University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $62,266 a year, and an average net price of $41,555 after grants and scholarships.