Coker University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $181,480 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $153,828 |
How much does Coker University spend on women's tennis?
Coker University reported $153,828 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #538 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Coker University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Coker University's athletically related student aid averaged about $10,409 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Coker University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Coker University reported $4,167 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Coker University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Coker University reported $181,480 in total men's tennis expenses and $153,828 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in South Carolina earn NIL money?
South Carolina's 2021 college NIL law (S.C. Code Section 59-158-10 et seq.) lets college athletes earn NIL compensation, with later amendments easing school involvement. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://schsl.org/archives/16430.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Coker University women's tennis roster?
Coker University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9.
Coker 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does Coker University women's tennis have?
Coker University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Coker University spend on women's tennis?
Coker University reported $153,828 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 15% below the NCAA Division II median of $181,331.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,951 per player in 2025, 13% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Against the Independent median it is in line with the Independent median of $2,689.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $24 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $120, by 80%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 17% between 2020 and 2025, from $131,401 to $153,828.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Coker University like academically?
Coker University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 94% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $45,805 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,286 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
40% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 69% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $40,117, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Coker University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences (16%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (15%).
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 (40 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (26 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (23 degrees)
- Criminology (21 degrees)
- Psychology, General (18 degrees)
- Biology, General (18 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (14 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (7 degrees)
- Sociology (6 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (5 degrees)
What is Hartsville, SC like to live in?
Coker University sits in Hartsville, a town well outside any metro area of about 7,422 people in Darlington County, South Carolina.
Household incomes in Hartsville, a median of about $47,720, sit far below the South Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 39% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $188,800, 20% below the South Carolina median and a typical rent of $834 a month is 26% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 29% under 18.
What other teams does Coker University field?
Coker University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Hartsville, SC |
| Enrollment | 840 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Coker University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Coker University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Independent and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Coker University women's tennis?
- Coker University competes in NCAA Division II in the Independent. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Coker University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division II programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Coker University is 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9, based on 196 NCAA Division II programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Coker University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Coker University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $45,805 a year, and an average net price of $20,286 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Coker University?
- Coker University is in Hartsville, SC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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