Columbia College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $46,716 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $65,226 |
How much does Columbia College spend on women's tennis?
Columbia College reported $65,226 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #788 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Columbia College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Columbia College's athletically related student aid averaged about $2,137 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Columbia College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Columbia College reported $0 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Columbia College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Columbia College reported $46,716 in total men's tennis expenses and $65,226 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 Columbia College women's tennis roster?
Columbia College listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 14% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 11.
Columbia College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 5 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 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
How many coaches does Columbia College women's tennis have?
Columbia College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 22% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 5.8.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Columbia College spend on women's tennis?
Columbia College reported $65,226 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 57% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of $152,921.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $332 per player in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $1,900, by 83%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 26% between 2020 and 2025, from $88,457 to $65,226.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Columbia College like academically?
Columbia College 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 $35,258 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,408 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.
54% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
37% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 60% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $41,338, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Columbia College?
Education is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (15%) and Business, Management & Marketing (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.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (36 degrees)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (21 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (20 degrees)
- Psychology, General (19 degrees)
- Social Work (13 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (11 degrees)
- Homeland Security (10 degrees)
- Education, General (9 degrees)
- Biology, General (9 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (9 degrees)
What is Columbia, SC like to live in?
Columbia College sits in Columbia, a mid-sized city of about 138,000 people in Lexington County, South Carolina.
The median household in Columbia earns about $55,653, which is below the South Carolina median ($66,818) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of South Carolina, around $243,500 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,158 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 16% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 29 is younger than the country's 39.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the South Carolina average of 32%.
What other teams does Columbia College field?
Columbia College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Appalachian Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Columbia, SC |
| Enrollment | 1,343 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Columbia College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Columbia College fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Appalachian Athletic Conference and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Columbia College women's tennis?
- Columbia College competes in NAIA in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Columbia College women's tennis roster compare with other Appalachian Athletic Conference programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Columbia College is 14% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 11, based on 8 Appalachian Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Columbia College women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4.5 players per coach, 22% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 5.8.
- How much does it cost to attend Columbia College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $35,258 a year, and an average net price of $18,408 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Columbia College?
- Columbia College is in Columbia, SC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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