Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC · private, nonprofit · 1,359 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Lenoir-Rhyne University field?
Lenoir-Rhyne University, in Hickory, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the South Atlantic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Lenoir-Rhyne University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division II median of 10, by 40%, and 17% above the South Atlantic Conference median of 12. Lenoir-Rhyne University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 35%.
Lenoir-Rhyne University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division II median of 9, by 33%, and 20% above the South Atlantic Conference median of 10. Lenoir-Rhyne University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the South Atlantic Conference 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 Lenoir-Rhyne University fund its athletes?
Lenoir-Rhyne University reported 705 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 476 men and 229 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,852,290, about $7,012 per male athlete and $10,981 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $54,367 for men's sports and $34,150 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $114 and $149 per athlete.
What is Lenoir-Rhyne University like academically?
Lenoir-Rhyne University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $44,621 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,689 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,543, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Lenoir-Rhyne University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Parks, Recreation & Fitness, is 19% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Health Professions and others close behind.
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 (56 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (47 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (29 degrees)
- Biology, General (20 degrees)
- Marketing (16 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (15 degrees)
- Psychology, General (14 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (12 degrees)
- Physics (8 degrees)
- Information Science/Studies (8 degrees)
What is Hickory, NC like to live in?
Lenoir-Rhyne University sits in Hickory, a small city of about 44,000 people in Catawba County, North Carolina.
The median household in Hickory earns about $63,361, which is about the North Carolina median ($69,904) but below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of North Carolina, around $248,300 and a typical rent of $975 a month is 16% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 22% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Lenoir-Rhyne University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Lenoir-Rhyne University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Lenoir-Rhyne University?
- Lenoir-Rhyne University is in Hickory, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Lenoir-Rhyne University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $44,621 a year, and an average net price of $20,689 after grants and scholarships.