Does Wingate University have a tennis program?

Yes. Wingate 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.

Where is Wingate University?

Wingate University is in Wingate, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Wingate University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,473 a year, and an average net price of $20,748 after grants and scholarships.

Wingate University

Wingate, NC · private, nonprofit · 2,668 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Wingate University field?

Wingate University, in Wingate, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the South Atlantic Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Wingate University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2024 and as high as 12 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 11. That 2025 roster is 10% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and in line with the South Atlantic Conference median of 12. Wingate University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.

Wingate University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the South Atlantic Conference median of 10, by 30%, and 22% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Wingate University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the South Atlantic Conference median of 5, by 30%.

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 Wingate University fund its athletes?

Wingate University reported 808 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 496 men and 312 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $6,983,804, about $7,165 per male athlete and $10,994 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 $35,339 for men's sports and $24,993 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $71 and $80 per athlete.

What is Wingate University like academically?

Wingate University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 91% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1111, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.

The full cost of attendance is around $57,473 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,748 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.

44% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

46% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $52,649, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Wingate University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (16%) 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.

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (69 degrees)
Biology, General (64 degrees)
Psychology, General (52 degrees)
Human Services, General (36 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (33 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (25 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (22 degrees)
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (21 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (20 degrees)

What is Wingate, NC like to live in?

Wingate University sits in Wingate, a suburb of a large city of about 4,169 people in Union County, North Carolina.

The median household in Wingate earns about $65,208, which is about the North Carolina median ($69,904) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $217,700, 16% below the North Carolina median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,050 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 13% of workers walk and 15% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 25% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.8 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.

Frequently asked questions

Does Wingate University have a tennis program?: Yes. Wingate 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.
Where is Wingate University?: Wingate University is in Wingate, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Wingate University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,473 a year, and an average net price of $20,748 after grants and scholarships.