Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN · private, nonprofit · 785 undergraduates
Tusculum University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Tusculum University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Tusculum University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $6,735 per male athlete and $9,515 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 $1,858 per men's player, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,858 per women's player, 29% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Tusculum University, in Greeneville, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the South Atlantic Conference.
Tusculum University's men's tennis roster has stayed between 13 and 15 players since 2020, and stood at 13 in 2025. Tusculum University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 13 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 152%.
Tusculum University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. Tusculum University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the South Atlantic Conference median of 5, by 60%.
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 Tusculum University fund its athletes?
Tusculum University reported 559 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 378 men and 181 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,268,106 across all sports ($2,545,825 for men's sports, $1,722,281 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 $59,337 for men's sports and $21,112 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $157 and $117 per athlete.
What is Tusculum University like academically?
Tusculum University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 72% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $43,776 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,131 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.
46% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
25% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 63% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,367, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Tusculum University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (14%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (11%).
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 (90 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (26 degrees)
- Education, General (23 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (20 degrees)
- Psychology, General (14 degrees)
- Biology, General (8 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (8 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (7 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (6 degrees)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General (6 degrees)
What is Greeneville, TN like to live in?
Tusculum University sits in Greeneville, a town well outside any metro area of about 16,000 people in Greene County, Tennessee.
The median household in Greeneville earns about $51,516, 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 $210,700, 18% below the Tennessee median and a typical rent of $680 a month is 39% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 22% under 18 and 19% aged 65 or over.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Tennessee average of 30%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Tusculum University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Tusculum University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Tusculum University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Tusculum University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division II 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 Tusculum University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Tusculum University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $6,735 per male athlete and $9,515 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 Tusculum University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,858 per men's player, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,858 per women's player, 29% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Tusculum University?
- Tusculum University is in Greeneville, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Tusculum University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $43,776 a year, and an average net price of $21,131 after grants and scholarships.