North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC · public · 6,081 undergraduates
North Carolina Central University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, North Carolina Central University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 7 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. North Carolina Central University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $16,838 per male athlete and $19,050 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 $2,753 per men's player, 74% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,046 per women's player, 61% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
North Carolina Central University, in Durham, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
North Carolina Central University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. North Carolina Central University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 5.5, by 45%.
North Carolina Central University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. North Carolina Central University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 4, by 42%.
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 North Carolina Central University fund its athletes?
North Carolina Central University reported 282 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 180 men and 102 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,973,995 across all sports ($3,030,877 for men's sports, $1,943,118 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 $41,732 for men's sports and $33,130 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $232 and $325 per athlete.
What is North Carolina Central University like academically?
North Carolina Central University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1050.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,556 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,359 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 42% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $6,699 for NC residents and $19,735 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
59% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
42% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,968, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at North Carolina Central University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 17% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (122 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (102 degrees)
- Social Sciences, General (100 degrees)
- Psychology, General (84 degrees)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (65 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (60 degrees)
- Social Work (51 degrees)
- Biology, General (48 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (45 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (42 degrees)
What is Durham, NC like to live in?
North Carolina Central University sits in Durham, a large city of about 288,000 people in Durham County, North Carolina.
The median household in Durham earns about $79,234, 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 $355,300, 37% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,412 a month is 22% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 21% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 20% under 18.
56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does North Carolina Central University have a tennis program?
- Yes. North Carolina Central University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the North Carolina Central University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, North Carolina Central University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 7 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 North Carolina Central University give athletic aid for tennis?
- North Carolina Central University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $16,838 per male athlete and $19,050 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 North Carolina Central University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,753 per men's player, 74% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,046 per women's player, 61% below 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 North Carolina Central University?
- North Carolina Central University is in Durham, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does North Carolina Central University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,556 a year, and an average net price of $15,359 after grants and scholarships.