Transylvania University
Lexington, KY · private, nonprofit · 1,005 undergraduates
Transylvania University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Transylvania University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 13 on the women's, 30% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Transylvania 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 $4,029 per men's player, 110% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $3,828 per women's player, 114% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Transylvania University, in Lexington, KY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Transylvania University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Transylvania University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Transylvania University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Transylvania University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 30%.
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 Transylvania University fund its athletes?
Transylvania University reported 414 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 210 men and 204 women, close to an even split.
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 $19,311 for men's sports and $9,279 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $92 and $45 per athlete.
What is Transylvania University like academically?
Transylvania University is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1287, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $60,993 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,913 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
71% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,705, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Transylvania University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (14%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business/Commerce, General (42 degrees)
- Biology, General (28 degrees)
- Psychology, General (18 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (13 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (13 degrees)
- Chemistry (12 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (11 degrees)
- History (9 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (7 degrees)
- Mathematics (7 degrees)
What is Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY like to live in?
Transylvania University sits in Lexington-Fayette, a large city of about 321,000 people in Fayette County, Kentucky.
The median household in Lexington-Fayette earns about $67,631, which is about the Kentucky median ($62,417) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Kentucky: a typical home is valued around $272,100, 41% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,101 a month is 18% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is close to the country's 39.
47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kentucky average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Transylvania University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Transylvania University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Transylvania University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Transylvania University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 13 on the women's, 30% above 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 Transylvania University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Transylvania 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 Transylvania University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $4,029 per men's player, 110% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $3,828 per women's player, 114% 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 Transylvania University?
- Transylvania University is in Lexington, KY, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Transylvania University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $60,993 a year, and an average net price of $21,913 after grants and scholarships.