King University
Bristol, TN · private, nonprofit · 908 undergraduates
King University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, King University listed 3 players on the men's tennis roster and 5 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. King University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,688 per male athlete and $9,618 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 $1,806 per men's player, 25% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,770 per women's player, 32% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
King University, in Bristol, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Conference Carolinas.
King University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 3 players in 2025, down from 7 in 2020. King University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Conference Carolinas median of 10, by 70%.
King University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 4 in 2023 and as high as 5 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 5. King University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 17% below the Conference Carolinas median of 6.
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 King University fund its athletes?
King University reported 431 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 241 men and 190 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,921,089 across all sports ($2,093,724 for men's sports, $1,827,365 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 expenses were reported as zero for both men's and women's sports, so outreach to this program will mostly need to come from the recruit's side.
What is King University like academically?
King University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 100% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $49,004 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,347 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
42% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 60% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,831, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at King University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (21%) and Public Administration & Social Service (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (103 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (76 degrees)
- Social Work (43 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (30 degrees)
- Psychology, General (29 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (28 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (24 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (23 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (21 degrees)
- Biology, General (16 degrees)
What is Bristol, TN like to live in?
King University sits in Bristol, a small city of about 27,000 people in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
The median household in Bristol earns about $55,007, which is below the Tennessee median ($67,097) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $182,500, 29% below the Tennessee median and a typical rent of $764 a month is 32% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 20% under 18 and 20% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does King University have a tennis program?
- Yes. King University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the King University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, King University listed 3 players on the men's tennis roster and 5 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does King University give athletic aid for tennis?
- King University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,688 per male athlete and $9,618 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 King University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,806 per men's player, 25% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,770 per women's player, 32% 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 King University?
- King University is in Bristol, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does King University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $49,004 a year, and an average net price of $22,347 after grants and scholarships.