Appalachian State University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $248,369 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $459,922 |
How much does Appalachian State University spend on women's tennis?
Appalachian State University reported $459,922 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #192 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Appalachian State University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Appalachian State University's athletically related student aid averaged about $15,947 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Appalachian State University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Appalachian State University reported $200,014 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Appalachian State University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Appalachian State University reported $248,369 in total men's tennis expenses and $459,922 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in North Carolina earn NIL money?
North Carolina has no college NIL statute; college NIL is governed by the Governor's Executive Order 223 (2023), which permits and protects school-facilitated NIL activity. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/interscholastic-athletics.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Appalachian State University women's tennis roster?
Appalachian State University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 13% above the Sun Belt Conference median of 8.
Appalachian State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
How many coaches does Appalachian State University women's tennis have?
Appalachian State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 13% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Appalachian State University spend on women's tennis?
Appalachian State University reported $459,922 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 15% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $11,354 per player in 2025, 19% below the Sun Belt Conference median of $14,014.
Against the NCAA Division I median it is 11% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,170 per female athlete in 2025, 12% above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 18% between 2020 and 2025, from $390,023 to $459,922.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Appalachian State University like academically?
Appalachian State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1214, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $23,169 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,836 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 27% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $7,579 for NC residents and $25,212 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
75% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,836, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Appalachian State University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Education (9%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Psychology, General (309 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (274 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (250 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (229 degrees)
- Marketing (190 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (158 degrees)
- Biology, General (156 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (145 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (145 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (128 degrees)
What is Boone, NC like to live in?
Appalachian State University sits in Boone, a town well outside any metro area of about 20,000 people in Watauga County, North Carolina.
Household incomes in Boone, a median of about $28,633, sit far below the North Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 64% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of North Carolina: a typical home is valued around $373,600, 44% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,080 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 11% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 37% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.7 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.
53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.
What other teams does Appalachian State University field?
This is the only Appalachian State University team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Boone, NC |
| Enrollment | 19,444 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Appalachian State University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Appalachian State University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Sun Belt Conference and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Appalachian State University women's tennis?
- Appalachian State University competes in NCAA Division I in the Sun Belt Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Appalachian State University women's tennis roster compare with other Sun Belt Conference programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Appalachian State University is 13% above the Sun Belt Conference median of 8, based on 13 Sun Belt Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Appalachian State University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4.5 players per coach, 13% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Appalachian State University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,169 a year, and an average net price of $16,836 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Appalachian State University?
- Appalachian State University is in Boone, NC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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