Truett McConnell University
Cleveland, GA · private, nonprofit · 744 undergraduates
Truett McConnell University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Truett McConnell University listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 45% above the NAIA median of 11, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NAIA median of 9. Truett McConnell University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,941 per male athlete and $6,804 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $650 per men's player, 63% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $1,078 per women's player, 43% below the NAIA median of $1,900.
Truett McConnell University, in Cleveland, GA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
Truett McConnell University's men's tennis roster has grown over 2 years, from 8 players in 2023 to 16 in 2025. Truett McConnell University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 16 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 129%.
Truett McConnell University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2023. Truett McConnell University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 80%.
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 Truett McConnell University fund its athletes?
Truett McConnell University reported 423 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 246 men and 177 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,419,921 across all sports ($1,215,567 for men's sports, $1,204,354 for women's); 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 $17,778 for men's sports and $33,102 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $72 and $187 per athlete.
What is Truett McConnell University like academically?
Truett McConnell University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $39,152 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,227 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
38% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 67% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $46,700, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Truett McConnell University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 39% of degrees, followed by Psychology (14%) and Education (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business/Commerce, General (45 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (20 degrees)
- Psychology, General (15 degrees)
- Bible/Biblical Studies (15 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (13 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (9 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (6 degrees)
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology (6 degrees)
- Biology, General (4 degrees)
- Music (4 degrees)
What is Cleveland, GA like to live in?
Truett McConnell University sits in Cleveland, a rural area of about 3,529 people in White County, Georgia.
Household incomes in Cleveland, a median of about $61,023, sit below the Georgia median and likewise below the national one, 22% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Georgia: a typical home is valued around $323,000, 18% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,075 a month is 18% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone, though 6% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 14% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.2 times the national share, and the median age of 42 is close to the country's 39.
19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Georgia average of 34%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Truett McConnell University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Truett McConnell 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.
- How many players are on the Truett McConnell University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Truett McConnell University listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 45% above the NAIA median of 11, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NAIA median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Truett McConnell University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Truett McConnell University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,941 per male athlete and $6,804 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Truett McConnell University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $650 per men's player, 63% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $1,078 per women's player, 43% below the NAIA median of $1,900. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Truett McConnell University?
- Truett McConnell University is in Cleveland, GA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Truett McConnell University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $39,152 a year, and an average net price of $22,227 after grants and scholarships.