Bethel University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $248,863 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $275,037 |
How much does Bethel University spend on women's tennis?
Bethel University reported $275,037 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #347 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Bethel University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Bethel University's athletically related student aid averaged about $18,808 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Bethel University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Bethel University reported $75 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Bethel University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Bethel University reported $248,863 in total men's tennis expenses and $275,037 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Tennessee earn NIL money?
Tennessee enacted a college NIL law in 2021 (Tenn. Code Ann. Title 49, Chapter 7) and has repeatedly amended it to give schools and athletes broad NIL latitude. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://tssaa.org/name-image-likeness.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Bethel University women's tennis roster?
Bethel University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 24% below the Mid-South Conference median of 11.
Bethel University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does Bethel University women's tennis have?
Bethel University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 60%.
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 Bethel University spend on women's tennis?
Bethel University reported $275,037 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 85% above the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,120 per player in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $1,900, by 64%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1 per female athlete in 2025, well below the Mid-South Conference median of $92, by 99%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 199% between 2020 and 2025, from $91,955 to $275,037.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Bethel University like academically?
Bethel University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 60% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 972.
The full cost of attendance is around $31,203 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,595 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
35% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 54% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $47,482, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Bethel University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 37% of degrees, followed by Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (34%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (6%).
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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (176 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (103 degrees)
- Homeland Security (21 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (16 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (9 degrees)
- Biology, General (8 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (8 degrees)
- Psychology, General (8 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (8 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (7 degrees)
What is McKenzie, TN like to live in?
Bethel University sits in McKenzie, a town well outside any metro area of about 5,706 people in Carroll County, Tennessee.
Household incomes in McKenzie, a median of about $35,988, sit far below the Tennessee median and likewise far below the national one, 54% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $140,200, 45% below the Tennessee median and a typical rent of $669 a month is 40% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 11% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 12% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Tennessee average of 30%.
What other teams does Bethel University field?
Bethel University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Mid-South Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | McKenzie, TN |
| Enrollment | 1,547 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Bethel University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Bethel University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Mid-South Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Bethel University women's tennis?
- Bethel University competes in NAIA in the Mid-South Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Bethel University women's tennis roster compare with other Mid-South Conference programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Bethel University is 24% below the Mid-South Conference median of 11, based on 10 Mid-South Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Bethel University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 60% above the NAIA median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Bethel University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $31,203 a year, and an average net price of $12,595 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Bethel University?
- Bethel University is in McKenzie, TN, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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