Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA · private, nonprofit · 1,352 undergraduates
Oglethorpe University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Oglethorpe University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster, 25% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 7 on the women's, 30% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Oglethorpe University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,589 per men's player, 17% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $2,920 per women's player, 63% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Oglethorpe University, in Atlanta, GA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Southern Athletic Association.
Oglethorpe University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025. Oglethorpe University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 44%.
Oglethorpe University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Oglethorpe University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 1.4 players per coach, well below the Southern Athletic Association median of 5.1, by 72%.
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 Oglethorpe University fund its athletes?
Oglethorpe University reported 313 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 200 men and 113 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 $11,259 for men's sports and $24,355 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $56 and $216 per athlete.
What is Oglethorpe University like academically?
Oglethorpe University is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 88% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1227, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $60,581 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,509 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 68% of the sticker price on average.
54% of students finish their degree within six years, above 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 $55,232, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Oglethorpe University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (14%) and Visual & Performing Arts (13%).
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 (50 degrees)
- Biology, General (43 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (22 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (20 degrees)
- Biopsychology (14 degrees)
- Economics (11 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (9 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (9 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (8 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (7 degrees)
What is Atlanta, GA like to live in?
Oglethorpe University sits in Atlanta, a suburb of a large city of about 499,000 people in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Household incomes in Atlanta run close to both the Georgia and national medians, around $81,938 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of Georgia: a typical home is valued around $420,600, 54% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,617 a month is 24% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% take public transit and 27% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 17% under 18.
58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Georgia average of 34%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Oglethorpe University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Oglethorpe University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Oglethorpe University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Oglethorpe University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster, 25% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 7 on the women's, 30% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Oglethorpe University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Oglethorpe University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Oglethorpe University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,589 per men's player, 17% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $2,920 per women's player, 63% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Oglethorpe University?
- Oglethorpe University is in Atlanta, GA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Oglethorpe University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $60,581 a year, and an average net price of $19,509 after grants and scholarships.