Erskine College

Due West, SC · private, nonprofit · 766 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Erskine College field?

Erskine College, in Due West, SC, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the South Atlantic Conference.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 11 on the women's side in 2025.

Erskine College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 22% above the NCAA Division II median of 9, and about the same distance from the South Atlantic Conference median. Erskine College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 11 players per coach, well above the South Atlantic Conference median of 5, by 120%.

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 Erskine College fund its athletes?

Erskine College reported 690 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 498 men and 192 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $2,919,116, about $3,149 per male athlete and $7,035 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 Erskine College like academically?

Erskine College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 63% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $55,248 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,525 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 70% of the sticker price on average.

47% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

45% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 56% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,459, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Erskine College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 35% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (19%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (11%).

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 (31 degrees)
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (19 degrees)
  • Biology, General (12 degrees)
  • History (6 degrees)
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (6 degrees)
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (4 degrees)
  • Chemistry (4 degrees)
  • Psychology, General (4 degrees)
  • Religion/Religious Studies (3 degrees)
  • English Language and Literature, General (2 degrees)

What is Due West, SC like to live in?

Erskine College sits in Due West, a rural area of about 1,185 people in Abbeville County, South Carolina.

The median household in Due West earns about $52,059, which is below the South Carolina median ($66,818) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $178,500, 25% below the South Carolina median and a typical rent of $936 a month is 17% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 25% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 34% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.2 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.

43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the South Carolina average of 32%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Erskine College have a tennis program?
Yes. Erskine College fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Erskine College?
Erskine College is in Due West, SC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Erskine College cost?
The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $55,248 a year, and an average net price of $16,525 after grants and scholarships.