Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC · private, nonprofit · 1,816 undergraduates
Wofford College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Wofford College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Wofford College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $30,401 per male athlete and $33,046 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 $2,754 per men's player, 74% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,412 per women's player, 57% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Wofford College, in Spartanburg, SC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southern Conference.
Wofford College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Wofford College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 33%.
Wofford College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Wofford College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 25%.
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 Wofford College fund its athletes?
Wofford College reported 441 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 271 men and 170 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $13,856,562 across all sports ($8,238,686 for men's sports, $5,617,876 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 $161,426 for men's sports and $63,499 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $596 and $374 per athlete.
What is Wofford College like academically?
Wofford College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 52% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1296, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $72,441 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,732 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 74% of the sticker price on average.
84% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $68,964, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Wofford College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (21%) and Social Sciences (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (82 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (74 degrees)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (47 degrees)
- Business/Managerial Economics (39 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (34 degrees)
- Sociology and Anthropology (27 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (26 degrees)
- Psychology, General (26 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (22 degrees)
- Computer Science (19 degrees)
What is Spartanburg, SC like to live in?
Wofford College sits in Spartanburg, a small city of about 39,000 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
The median household in Spartanburg earns about $51,193, which is below the South Carolina median ($66,818) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $185,300, 22% below the South Carolina median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,043 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 23% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Wofford College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Wofford College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southern Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southern Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Wofford College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Wofford College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Wofford College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Wofford College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $30,401 per male athlete and $33,046 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 Wofford College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,754 per men's player, 74% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,412 per women's player, 57% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Wofford College?
- Wofford College is in Spartanburg, SC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Wofford College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $72,441 a year, and an average net price of $18,732 after grants and scholarships.