Catawba College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $297,915 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $296,074 |
How much does Catawba College spend on men's tennis?
Catawba College reported $297,915 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #235 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Catawba College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Catawba College's athletically related student aid averaged about $9,172 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Catawba College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Catawba College reported $11,906 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Catawba College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Catawba College reported $297,915 in total men's tennis expenses and $296,074 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 Catawba College men's tennis roster?
Catawba College listed 14 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 40% above the NCAA Division II median of 10.
Catawba College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 14 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 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 14 | 3 |
How many coaches does Catawba College men's tennis have?
Catawba College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.7 players per coach, 18% below the South Atlantic Conference median of 5.7.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Catawba College spend on men's tennis?
Catawba College reported $297,915 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 58% above the South Atlantic Conference median of $188,173.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,351 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, by 44%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $29 per male athlete in 2025, well below the South Atlantic Conference median of $114, by 75%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 126% between 2020 and 2025, from $131,894 to $297,915.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Catawba College like academically?
Catawba College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 75% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1096.
The full cost of attendance is around $49,516 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,879 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
41% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
47% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,793, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Catawba College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (23%) and Health Professions (13%).
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.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (46 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (45 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (27 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (26 degrees)
- Biology, General (24 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (22 degrees)
- Music (12 degrees)
- Psychology, General (12 degrees)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (8 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (6 degrees)
What is Salisbury, NC like to live in?
Catawba College sits in Salisbury, a suburb of a large city of about 36,000 people in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Household incomes in Salisbury, a median of about $51,058, sit far below the North Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 35% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $215,200, 17% below the North Carolina median and a typical rent of $1,030 a month is 11% 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 37, with 23% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the North Carolina average of 35%.
What other teams does Catawba College field?
Catawba College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | South Atlantic Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Salisbury, NC |
| Enrollment | 1,235 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Catawba College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Catawba College fields a NCAA Division II men's tennis team in the South Atlantic Conference and reported 14 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Catawba College men's tennis?
- Catawba College competes in NCAA Division II in the South Atlantic Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Catawba College men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division II programs?
- With 14 players in 2025, Catawba College is 40% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, based on 144 NCAA Division II programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Catawba College men's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 4.7 players per coach, 18% below the South Atlantic Conference median of 5.7.
- How much does it cost to attend Catawba College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $49,516 a year, and an average net price of $17,879 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Catawba College?
- Catawba College is in Salisbury, NC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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