Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN · public · 8,698 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Tennessee Technological University field?
Tennessee Technological University, in Cookeville, TN, fields one tennis team, men's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference[C 10].
The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 13 on the men's side in 2025.
Tennessee Technological University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division I median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the national median. Tennessee Technological University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 44%.
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 Tennessee Technological University fund its athletes?
Tennessee Technological University reported 316 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 198 men and 118 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,347,497, about $17,239 per male athlete and $16,392 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $189,933 for men's sports and $70,367 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $959 and $596 per athlete.
What is Tennessee Technological University like academically?
Tennessee Technological University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 76% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1151, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $25,663 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,246 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,376 for TN residents and $15,576 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
58% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,501, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Tennessee Technological University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 17% of degrees, with Engineering, Education and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (203 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (145 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (131 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (121 degrees)
- Biology, General (117 degrees)
- Computer Science (115 degrees)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (112 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (81 degrees)
- Agriculture, General (74 degrees)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (69 degrees)
What is Cookeville, TN like to live in?
Tennessee Technological University sits in Cookeville, a remote town of about 36,000 people in Putnam County, Tennessee.
Household incomes in Cookeville, a median of about $48,501, sit far below the Tennessee median and likewise far below the national one, 38% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Tennessee, around $263,800 and a typical rent of $885 a month is 21% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.
35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Tennessee average of 30%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Tennessee Technological University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Tennessee Technological University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Ohio Valley Conference[C 10]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Tennessee Technological University?
- Tennessee Technological University is in Cookeville, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Tennessee Technological University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,663 a year, and an average net price of $14,246 after grants and scholarships.