University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · public · 20,752 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill field?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in Chapel Hill, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 17% below the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 12, and in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 26%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, 17% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fund its athletes?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported 830 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 450 men and 380 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $17,149,342, about $20,270 per male athlete and $21,126 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 $3,228,757 for men's sports and $964,180 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $7,175 and $2,537 per athlete.
What is University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill like academically?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 15% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1439, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,055 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $11,655 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $8,994 for NC residents and $41,203 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
91% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 97% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $72,200, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 15% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary Studies and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Communication and Media Studies (560 degrees)
- Biology, General (558 degrees)
- Behavioral Sciences (490 degrees)
- Economics (449 degrees)
- Computer Science (432 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (346 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (332 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (326 degrees)
- Applied Mathematics (211 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (201 degrees)
What is Chapel Hill, NC like to live in?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sits in Chapel Hill, a small city of about 60,000 people in Orange County, North Carolina.
The median household in Chapel Hill earns about $85,825, which is above the North Carolina median ($69,904) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of North Carolina: a typical home is valued around $576,500, 122% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,483 a month is 28% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 8% of workers walk and 7% take public transit and 27% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 19% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.0 times the national share, and the median age of 26 is younger than the country's 39.
77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is in Chapel Hill, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,055 a year, and an average net price of $11,655 after grants and scholarships.