Ferrum College
Ferrum, VA · private, nonprofit · 699 undergraduates
Ferrum College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ferrum College listed 5 players on the men's tennis roster and 3 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Ferrum College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,178 per men's player, 39% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,989 per women's player, 11% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
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.
Ferrum College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. 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. 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.
- How many players are on the Ferrum College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ferrum College listed 5 players on the men's tennis roster and 3 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Ferrum College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Ferrum College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Ferrum College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,178 per men's player, 39% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,989 per women's player, 11% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- 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.