The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN · public · 30,418 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville field?
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, in Knoxville, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. That 2025 roster is in line with the Southeastern Conference median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 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%.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2024 and as high as 12 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 11. That 2025 roster is 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the Southeastern Conference median. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.7 players per coach, in line with the Southeastern Conference median of 3.3.
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 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville fund its athletes?
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville reported 636 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 305 men and 331 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $23,708,468, about $40,198 per male athlete and $34,586 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 $3,734,226 for men's sports and $1,391,691 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $12,243 and $4,205 per athlete.
What is The University of Tennessee-Knoxville like academically?
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 42% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1311, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $33,678 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,976 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $13,812 for TN residents and $33,256 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
74% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 92% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $60,249, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Engineering (10%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (7%).
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 (470 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (378 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (358 degrees)
- Biology, General (259 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (257 degrees)
- Marketing (240 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (198 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (189 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (186 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (161 degrees)
What is Knoxville, TN like to live in?
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville sits in Knoxville, a mid-sized city of about 194,000 people in Knox County, Tennessee.
The median household in Knoxville earns about $50,994, 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 $214,000, 17% below the Tennessee median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,116 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.0 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Tennessee average of 30%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville have a tennis program?
- Yes. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is in Knoxville, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $33,678 a year, and an average net price of $18,976 after grants and scholarships.