Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · private, nonprofit · 1,184 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte field?
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte, in Charlotte, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 13, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte's men's tennis roster has grown over 3 years, from 8 players in 2022 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 17% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, and well above the national median of 10, by 40%. Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.7 players per coach, 12% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte's women's tennis roster has grown over 3 years, from 10 players in 2022 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the national median. Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 13% below the NCAA Division III median of 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 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte fund its athletes?
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte reported 179 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 78 men and 101 women, close to an even split.
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 $3,519 for men's sports and $11,925 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $45 and $118 per athlete.
What is Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte like academically?
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 80% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1007.
The full cost of attendance is around $58,022 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,426 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
52% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
49% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $43,418, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte?
Personal & Culinary Services dominates: it accounts for 57% of degrees awarded, with Business, Management & Marketing a distant second at 19%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (55 degrees)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management (23 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (21 degrees)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (16 degrees)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (11 degrees)
- Hospitality Administration/Management (8 degrees)
- Food Science and Technology (7 degrees)
- Marketing (5 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (3 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (2 degrees)
What is Charlotte, NC like to live in?
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 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 & Wales University-Charlotte have a tennis program?
- Yes. Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte?
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte is in Charlotte, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $58,022 a year, and an average net price of $27,426 after grants and scholarships.