University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY · private, nonprofit · 6,941 undergraduates
University of the Cumberlands tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of the Cumberlands listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster and 15 on the women's, both above their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. University of the Cumberlands does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,916 per male athlete and $5,223 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 $2,556 per men's player, 46% above the NAIA median of $1,746, and $2,136 per women's player, 12% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
University of the Cumberlands, in Williamsburg, KY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Mid-South Conference.
University of the Cumberlands's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2023 and as high as 16 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 15. University of the Cumberlands lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, in line with the NAIA median of 7.
University of the Cumberlands's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 13 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025. University of the Cumberlands lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 50%.
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 the Cumberlands fund its athletes?
University of the Cumberlands reported 736 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 401 men and 335 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,721,078 across all sports ($1,971,478 for men's sports, $1,749,600 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 $123,184 for men's sports and $56,709 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $307 and $169 per athlete.
What is University of the Cumberlands like academically?
University of the Cumberlands is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 99% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $25,567 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,107 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
53% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
50% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 74% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,036, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of the Cumberlands?
No single field dominates: the largest, Liberal Arts & Sciences, is 18% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Health Professions and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (222 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (175 degrees)
- Psychology, General (130 degrees)
- Human Services, General (110 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (97 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (90 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (84 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (82 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (69 degrees)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (67 degrees)
What is Williamsburg, KY like to live in?
University of the Cumberlands sits in Williamsburg, a remote town of about 5,226 people in Whitley County, Kentucky.
Household incomes in Williamsburg, a median of about $32,431, sit far below the Kentucky median and likewise far below the national one, 59% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $108,800, 43% below the Kentucky median and a typical rent of $685 a month is 27% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 13 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 10% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 26 is younger than the country's 39.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Kentucky average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of the Cumberlands have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of the Cumberlands fields men's tennis (NAIA, Mid-South Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Mid-South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of the Cumberlands tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of the Cumberlands listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster and 15 on the women's, both above their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does University of the Cumberlands give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of the Cumberlands does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,916 per male athlete and $5,223 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 University of the Cumberlands spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,556 per men's player, 46% above the NAIA median of $1,746, and $2,136 per women's player, 12% above 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 University of the Cumberlands?
- University of the Cumberlands is in Williamsburg, KY, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of the Cumberlands cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,567 a year, and an average net price of $14,107 after grants and scholarships.
