Capital University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $61,315 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $34,087 |
How much does Capital University spend on women's tennis?
Capital University reported $34,087 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #962 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Capital University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Capital University's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Capital University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Capital University reported $13,818 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Capital University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Capital University reported $61,315 in total men's tennis expenses and $34,087 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Ohio earn NIL money?
Ohio college NIL has been permitted since Governor DeWine's 2021 executive order, expanded by a 2024 order allowing schools to pay athletes directly, with codifying legislation advancing in the legislature. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.ohsaa.org/Eligibility/NIL-Resource-Center.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Capital University women's tennis roster?
Capital University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 14% below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of 11.
Capital University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 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 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
How many coaches does Capital University women's tennis have?
Capital University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 1.8 players per coach, well below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of 6, by 70%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Capital University spend on women's tennis?
Capital University reported $34,087 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 41% below the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $591 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 67%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $93 per female athlete in 2025, 22% below the NCAA Division III median of $119.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 69% between 2020 and 2025, from $20,221 to $34,087.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Capital University like academically?
Capital University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 70% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1068.
The full cost of attendance is around $57,130 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,576 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
60% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,143, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Capital University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 19% of degrees, with Education, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (81 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (45 degrees)
- Psychology, General (36 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (32 degrees)
- Social Work (28 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (28 degrees)
- Music (28 degrees)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (25 degrees)
- Biology, General (25 degrees)
- Marketing (21 degrees)
What is Columbus, OH like to live in?
Capital University sits in Columbus, a suburb of a large city of about 906,000 people in Delaware County, Ohio.
The median household in Columbus earns about $65,327, which is about the Ohio median ($69,680) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Ohio: a typical home is valued around $234,500, 18% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,224 a month is 24% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 16% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 33 against 39 nationally and 22% under 18.
38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.
What other teams does Capital University field?
This is the only Capital University team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ohio Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Columbus, OH |
| Enrollment | 1,585 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Capital University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Capital University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Ohio Athletic Conference and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Capital University women's tennis?
- Capital University competes in NCAA Division III in the Ohio Athletic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Capital University women's tennis roster compare with other Ohio Athletic Conference programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Capital University is 14% below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of 11, based on 6 Ohio Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Capital University women's tennis team have?
- 5 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 4 assistant), about 1.8 players per coach, 70% below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of 6.
- How much does it cost to attend Capital University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,130 a year, and an average net price of $22,576 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Capital University?
- Capital University is in Columbus, OH, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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