Bethune-Cookman University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $192,866 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $172,621 |
How much does Bethune-Cookman University spend on women's tennis?
Bethune-Cookman University reported $172,621 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #502 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Bethune-Cookman University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Bethune-Cookman University's athletically related student aid averaged about $9,505 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Bethune-Cookman University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Bethune-Cookman University reported $75,954 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Bethune-Cookman University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Bethune-Cookman University reported $192,866 in total men's tennis expenses and $172,621 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Florida earn NIL money?
Florida's SB 646 (2020, effective July 2021) granted college athletes NIL rights and was amended in 2023 to let schools facilitate deals. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://fhsaa.com/sports/2024/8/12/ABOUT_NILResources.aspx.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Bethune-Cookman University women's tennis roster?
Bethune-Cookman University listed 6 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Bethune-Cookman University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 5 players in 2020 to 6 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 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 |
How many coaches does Bethune-Cookman University women's tennis have?
Bethune-Cookman University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 50%.
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 Bethune-Cookman University spend on women's tennis?
Bethune-Cookman University reported $172,621 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 68% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $8,115 per player in 2025, well above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of $3,903, by 108%.
Against the NCAA Division I median it is 21% below 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 $730 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of $214, by 241%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 108% between 2020 and 2025, from $83,057 to $172,621.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Bethune-Cookman University like academically?
Bethune-Cookman University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 88% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 880.
The full cost of attendance is around $29,764 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,030 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
78% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
31% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 62% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $38,518, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Bethune-Cookman University?
Liberal Arts & Sciences is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (16%) and Psychology (14%).
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 (60 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (57 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (42 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (42 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (41 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (41 degrees)
- Information Science/Studies (18 degrees)
- Hospitality Administration/Management (11 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (10 degrees)
- Music (10 degrees)
What is Daytona Beach, FL like to live in?
Bethune-Cookman University sits in Daytona Beach, a small city of about 76,000 people in Volusia County, Florida.
Household incomes in Daytona Beach, a median of about $50,130, sit far below the Florida median and likewise far below the national one, 36% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $244,300, 25% below the Florida median and a typical rent of $1,239 a month is 21% under the state figure.
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 40, with 16% under 18 and 21% aged 65 or over.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Florida average of 33%.
What other teams does Bethune-Cookman University field?
This is the only Bethune-Cookman University team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Daytona Beach, FL |
| Enrollment | 2,732 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Bethune-Cookman University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Bethune-Cookman University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and reported 6 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Bethune-Cookman University women's tennis?
- Bethune-Cookman University competes in NCAA Division I in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Bethune-Cookman University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 6 players in 2025, Bethune-Cookman University is 33% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Bethune-Cookman University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 6 players per coach, 50% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Bethune-Cookman University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $29,764 a year, and an average net price of $12,030 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Bethune-Cookman University?
- Bethune-Cookman University is in Daytona Beach, FL, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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