Rhodes College
Memphis, TN · private, nonprofit · 1,836 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Rhodes College field?
Rhodes College, in Memphis, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Southern Athletic Association.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Rhodes College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 11 in 2021 and as high as 15 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 13. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and about the same distance from the Southern Athletic Association median. Rhodes College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the Southern Athletic Association median of 5, by 30%.
Rhodes College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 18% below the Southern Athletic Association median of 11, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Rhodes College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 11% below the Southern Athletic Association median of 5.1.
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 Rhodes College fund its athletes?
Rhodes College reported 491 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 288 men and 203 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 $61,613 for men's sports and $32,332 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $214 and $159 per athlete.
What is Rhodes College like academically?
Rhodes College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 50% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1362, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $71,136 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,585 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
85% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 92% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $66,651, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Rhodes College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (19%) and Business, Management & Marketing (12%).
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 (71 degrees)
- Biology, General (47 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (37 degrees)
- Chemistry (36 degrees)
- Psychology, General (33 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (32 degrees)
- Computer Science (28 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (24 degrees)
- Economics (23 degrees)
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (20 degrees)
What is Memphis, TN like to live in?
Rhodes College sits in Memphis, a large city of about 629,000 people in Shelby County, Tennessee.
The median household in Memphis earns about $51,211, which is below the Tennessee median ($67,097) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $157,100, 39% below the Tennessee median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,123 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 25% under 18.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Rhodes College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Rhodes College 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.
- Where is Rhodes College?
- Rhodes College is in Memphis, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Rhodes College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $71,136 a year, and an average net price of $28,585 after grants and scholarships.