John Carroll University
University Heights, OH · private, nonprofit · 2,274 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does John Carroll University field?
John Carroll University, in University Heights, OH, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
John Carroll University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 15 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the North Coast Athletic Conference median of 12, by 42%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. John Carroll University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 34%.
John Carroll University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the North Coast Athletic Conference median. John Carroll University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 30%.
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 John Carroll University fund its athletes?
John Carroll University reported 666 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 441 men and 225 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 $36,036 for men's sports and $22,092 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $82 and $98 per athlete.
What is John Carroll University like academically?
John Carroll University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1298, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $65,827 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,746 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
79% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $62,860, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at John Carroll University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 35% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (12%) and Social Sciences (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Finance and Financial Management Services (103 degrees)
- Marketing (87 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (64 degrees)
- Biology, General (62 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (60 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (60 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (59 degrees)
- Psychology, General (57 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (33 degrees)
- Sociology (32 degrees)
What is University Heights, OH like to live in?
John Carroll University sits in University Heights, a suburb of a large city of about 14,000 people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Household incomes in University Heights, a median of about $98,474, sit far above the Ohio median and likewise far above the national one, 25% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Ohio: a typical home is valued around $224,900, 13% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,445 a month is 46% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 8% of workers walk and 22% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.9 times the national share, and the median age of 31 is younger than the country's 39.
66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does John Carroll University have a tennis program?
- Yes. John Carroll University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Coast Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Coast Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is John Carroll University?
- John Carroll University is in University Heights, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does John Carroll University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,827 a year, and an average net price of $28,746 after grants and scholarships.