Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN · private, nonprofit · 846 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Tennessee Wesleyan University field?
Tennessee Wesleyan University, in Athens, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 18 players against 14, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Tennessee Wesleyan University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 14 players in 2020 to 18 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NAIA median of 11, by 64%, and about the same distance from the Appalachian Athletic Conference median. Tennessee Wesleyan University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 18 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 157%.
Tennessee Wesleyan University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NAIA median of 9, by 56%, and about the same distance from the Appalachian Athletic Conference median. Tennessee Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 40%.
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 Wesleyan University fund its athletes?
Tennessee Wesleyan University reported 407 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 233 men and 174 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,495,031, about $15,799 per male athlete and $16,172 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 $8,325 for men's sports and $5,381 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $36 and $31 per athlete.
What is Tennessee Wesleyan University like academically?
Tennessee Wesleyan University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 69% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1090.
The full cost of attendance is around $39,440 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,836 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 62% of the sticker price on average.
48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,989, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Tennessee Wesleyan University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 39% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (20%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (82 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (56 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (19 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (18 degrees)
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (17 degrees)
- Security Science and Technology (13 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (13 degrees)
- Marketing (12 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (9 degrees)
- Social Work (9 degrees)
What is Athens, TN like to live in?
Tennessee Wesleyan University sits in Athens, a town well outside any metro area of about 14,000 people in McMinn County, Tennessee.
The median household in Athens earns about $53,151, 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 $197,300, 23% below the Tennessee median and a typical rent of $807 a month is 28% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 18% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Tennessee average of 30%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Tennessee Wesleyan University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Tennessee Wesleyan University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Appalachian Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Appalachian Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Tennessee Wesleyan University?
- Tennessee Wesleyan University is in Athens, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Tennessee Wesleyan University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $39,440 a year, and an average net price of $14,836 after grants and scholarships.