Does Ferrum College have a tennis program?

Yes. Ferrum College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference Carolinas) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference Carolinas), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Ferrum College?

Ferrum College is in Ferrum, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Ferrum College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $54,526 a year, and an average net price of $20,082 after grants and scholarships.

Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA · private, nonprofit · 699 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Ferrum College field?

Ferrum College, in Ferrum, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Conference Carolinas.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 5 players against 3, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Ferrum College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Conference Carolinas median of 12, by 58%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Ferrum College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well below the Conference Carolinas median of 10, by 50%.

Ferrum College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 3 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 70%, and about the same distance from the Conference Carolinas median. Ferrum College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Conference Carolinas median of 6, by 50%.

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 Ferrum College fund its athletes?

Ferrum College reported 420 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 305 men and 115 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.

Recruiting spending was $67,456 for men's sports and $21,492 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $221 and $187 per athlete.

What is Ferrum College like academically?

Ferrum College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 89% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $54,526 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,082 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 63% of the sticker price on average.

54% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

32% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 64% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,296, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Ferrum College?

No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 19% of degrees, with Homeland Security & Law Enforcement, Education and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (26 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (19 degrees)
Biology, General (13 degrees)
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (10 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (8 degrees)
Security Science and Technology (7 degrees)
Agriculture, General (7 degrees)
Social Work (7 degrees)
Psychology, General (6 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (6 degrees)

What is Ferrum, VA like to live in?

Ferrum College sits in Ferrum, a rural area of about 1,622 people in Franklin County, Virginia.

Household incomes in Ferrum, a median of about $31,750, sit far below the Virginia median and likewise far below the national one, 60% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $202,500, 44% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $662 a month is 56% under the state figure.

Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 21% of workers walk and 20% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 33% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.1 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.

28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Ferrum College have a tennis program?: Yes. Ferrum College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference Carolinas) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference Carolinas), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Ferrum College?: Ferrum College is in Ferrum, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Ferrum College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $54,526 a year, and an average net price of $20,082 after grants and scholarships.