Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC · private, nonprofit · 1,244 undergraduates
Johnson C Smith University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Johnson C Smith University listed 5 players on the men's tennis roster, 50% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 7 on the women's, 22% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Johnson C Smith University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,934 per male athlete and $10,023 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 $1,045 per men's player, 57% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,469 per women's player, 44% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Johnson C Smith University, in Charlotte, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Johnson C Smith University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 7 in 2020. Johnson C Smith University 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, 23% below the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 6.5.
Johnson C Smith University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2024 and as high as 8 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 7. Johnson C Smith University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 40%.
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 Johnson C Smith University fund its athletes?
Johnson C Smith University reported 246 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 180 men and 66 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,089,564 across all sports ($1,428,061 for men's sports, $661,503 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 $66,759 for men's sports and $1,432 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $371 and $22 per athlete.
What is Johnson C Smith University like academically?
Johnson C Smith University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 45% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $34,923 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,894 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.
69% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
34% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 71% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,680, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Johnson C Smith University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (13%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (12%).
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 (59 degrees)
- Biology, General (27 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (20 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (18 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (16 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (16 degrees)
- Criminology (16 degrees)
- Social Work (12 degrees)
- Psychology, General (7 degrees)
- Public Health (7 degrees)
What is Charlotte, NC like to live in?
Johnson C Smith University sits in Charlotte, a large city of about 886,000 people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
The median household in Charlotte earns about $78,438, which is above the North Carolina median ($69,904) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of North Carolina: a typical home is valued around $351,500, 36% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,504 a month is 29% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 26% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 23% under 18.
47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Johnson C Smith University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Johnson C Smith University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Johnson C Smith University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Johnson C Smith University listed 5 players on the men's tennis roster, 50% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 7 on the women's, 22% below the NCAA Division II 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 Johnson C Smith University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Johnson C Smith University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,934 per male athlete and $10,023 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 Johnson C Smith University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,045 per men's player, 57% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,469 per women's player, 44% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Johnson C Smith University?
- Johnson C Smith University is in Charlotte, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Johnson C Smith University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $34,923 a year, and an average net price of $20,894 after grants and scholarships.