North Carolina Wesleyan University
Rocky Mount, NC · private, nonprofit · 1,214 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does North Carolina Wesleyan University field?
North Carolina Wesleyan University, in Rocky Mount, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the USA South Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 24 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
North Carolina Wesleyan University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 18 players in 2020 to 24 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division III median of 12, by 100%, and about the same distance from the USA South Athletic Conference median. North Carolina Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 12 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 125%.
North Carolina Wesleyan University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and about the same distance from the USA South Athletic Conference median. North Carolina Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% 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 North Carolina Wesleyan University fund its athletes?
North Carolina Wesleyan University reported 416 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 304 men and 112 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
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 $31,295 for men's sports and $16,547 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $103 and $148 per athlete.
What is North Carolina Wesleyan University like academically?
North Carolina Wesleyan University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 80% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $49,974 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,432 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 65% of the sticker price on average.
50% 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 59% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,873, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at North Carolina Wesleyan University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 37% of degrees, followed by Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (15%) and Health Professions (11%).
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 (173 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (89 degrees)
- Psychology, General (55 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (33 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (30 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (16 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (14 degrees)
- Marketing (12 degrees)
- Public Health (8 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (8 degrees)
What is Rocky Mount, NC like to live in?
North Carolina Wesleyan University sits in Rocky Mount, a small city of about 54,000 people in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
The median household in Rocky Mount earns about $52,927, which is below the North Carolina median ($69,904) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $148,300, 43% below the North Carolina median and a typical rent of $919 a month is 21% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 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 21% under 18 and 20% aged 65 or over.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the North Carolina average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does North Carolina Wesleyan University have a tennis program?
- Yes. North Carolina Wesleyan University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, USA South Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, USA South Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is North Carolina Wesleyan University?
- North Carolina Wesleyan University is in Rocky Mount, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does North Carolina Wesleyan University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $49,974 a year, and an average net price of $17,432 after grants and scholarships.