Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN · private, nonprofit · 2,997 undergraduates
Lipscomb University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Lipscomb University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Lipscomb University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $21,128 per male athlete and $32,557 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 $7,588 per men's player, 28% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $11,980 per women's player, 17% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Lipscomb University, in Nashville, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Lipscomb University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Lipscomb University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, in line with the Atlantic Sun Conference median of 4.5.
Lipscomb University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Lipscomb University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 33%.
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 Lipscomb University fund its athletes?
Lipscomb University reported 262 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 142 men and 120 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,906,983 across all sports ($3,000,127 for men's sports, $3,906,856 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 $120,857 for men's sports and $201,134 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $851 and $1,676 per athlete.
What is Lipscomb University like academically?
Lipscomb University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1256, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $55,117 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,739 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
72% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,541, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Lipscomb University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% of degrees, with Visual & Performing Arts, 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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (79 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (62 degrees)
- Marketing (41 degrees)
- Psychology, General (40 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (34 degrees)
- Biology, General (31 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (29 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (25 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (23 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (19 degrees)
What is Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN like to live in?
Lipscomb University sits in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), a large city of about 684,000 people in Davidson County, Tennessee.
The median household in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) earns about $75,197, which is above the Tennessee median ($67,097) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Tennessee: a typical home is valued around $383,100, 49% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,486 a month is 32% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 21% under 18.
47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Tennessee average of 30%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Lipscomb University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Lipscomb University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Lipscomb University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Lipscomb University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I 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 Lipscomb University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Lipscomb University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $21,128 per male athlete and $32,557 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 Lipscomb University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $7,588 per men's player, 28% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $11,980 per women's player, 17% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Lipscomb University?
- Lipscomb University is in Nashville, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Lipscomb University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $55,117 a year, and an average net price of $24,739 after grants and scholarships.