University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY · private, nonprofit · 1,135 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does University of Pikeville field?
University of Pikeville, in Pikeville, KY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 16 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
University of Pikeville's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 21% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 14, and in line with the NAIA median of 11. University of Pikeville lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 11 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 57%.
University of Pikeville's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 16 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NAIA median of 9, by 78%, and about the same distance from the Appalachian Athletic Conference median. University of Pikeville lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 16 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 220%.
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 Pikeville fund its athletes?
University of Pikeville reported 587 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 369 men and 218 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,067,972, about $7,268 per male athlete and $6,359 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 $62,480 for men's sports and $28,636 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $169 and $131 per athlete.
What is University of Pikeville like academically?
University of Pikeville is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees.
The full cost of attendance is around $33,420 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,311 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 39% of the sticker price on average.
42% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 69% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,231, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Pikeville?
Health Professions is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (15%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (13%).
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 (41 degrees)
- Biology, General (35 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (24 degrees)
- Psychology, General (17 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (14 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (13 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (11 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (8 degrees)
- History (7 degrees)
- Social Work (7 degrees)
What is Pikeville, KY like to live in?
University of Pikeville sits in Pikeville, a remote town of about 7,560 people in Pike County, Kentucky.
Household incomes in Pikeville, a median of about $39,216, sit far below the Kentucky median and likewise far below the national one, 50% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Kentucky: a typical home is valued around $301,300, 57% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $840 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 13 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 12% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 37 is close to the country's 39.
41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kentucky average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Pikeville have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Pikeville 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 University of Pikeville?
- University of Pikeville is in Pikeville, KY, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of Pikeville cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $33,420 a year, and an average net price of $20,311 after grants and scholarships.