Furman University
Greenville, SC · private, nonprofit · 2,379 undergraduates
Furman University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Furman University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 7 on the women's, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Furman University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $37,070 per male athlete and $33,320 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 $7,484 per men's player, 29% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $9,844 per women's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Furman University, in Greenville, SC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southern Conference.
Furman University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Furman University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 44%.
Furman University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Furman University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 22% below the Southern Conference median of 4.5.
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 Furman University fund its athletes?
Furman University reported 375 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 219 men and 156 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $13,316,186 across all sports ($8,118,251 for men's sports, $5,197,935 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 $158,531 for men's sports and $115,162 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $724 and $738 per athlete.
What is Furman University like academically?
Furman University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 43% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1371, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $76,798 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $30,308 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 61% of the sticker price on average.
79% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $68,635, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Furman University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Parks, Recreation & Fitness, is 14% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Communication and Media Studies (66 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (62 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (60 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (58 degrees)
- Biology, General (51 degrees)
- Psychology, General (43 degrees)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (30 degrees)
- Music (28 degrees)
- Chemistry (27 degrees)
- History (24 degrees)
What is Greenville, SC like to live in?
Furman University sits in Greenville, a suburb of a large city of about 72,000 people in Greenville County, South Carolina.
The median household in Greenville earns about $68,460, which is about the South Carolina median ($66,818) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of South Carolina: a typical home is valued around $453,300, 92% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,248 a month is 11% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is younger than the country's 39.
55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the South Carolina average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Furman University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Furman University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southern Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southern Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Furman University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Furman University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 7 on the women's, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Furman University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Furman University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $37,070 per male athlete and $33,320 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 Furman University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $7,484 per men's player, 29% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $9,844 per women's player, in line with 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 Furman University?
- Furman University is in Greenville, SC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Furman University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $76,798 a year, and an average net price of $30,308 after grants and scholarships.