Eckerd College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $231,982 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $201,251 |
How much does Eckerd College spend on men's tennis?
Eckerd College reported $231,982 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #323 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Eckerd College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Eckerd College's athletically related student aid averaged about $15,804 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Eckerd College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Eckerd College reported $19,153 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Eckerd College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Eckerd College reported $231,982 in total men's tennis expenses and $201,251 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 Eckerd College men's tennis roster?
Eckerd College listed 8 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 43% below the Sunshine State Conference median of 14.
Eckerd College's men'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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does Eckerd College men's tennis have?
Eckerd College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Eckerd College spend on men's tennis?
Eckerd College reported $231,982 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 36% below the Sunshine State Conference median of $361,550.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $4,659 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, by 92%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $171 per male athlete in 2025, well above the Sunshine State Conference median of $109, by 57%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 164% between 2020 and 2025, from $88,033 to $231,982.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Eckerd College like academically?
Eckerd College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 76% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1250, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $68,944 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $38,071 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
66% 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 $51,819, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Eckerd College?
Biological & Biomedical Sciences dominates: it accounts for 46% of degrees awarded, with Natural Resources & Conservation a distant second at 12%.
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.
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (83 degrees)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (80 degrees)
- Zoology/Animal Biology (60 degrees)
- Biology, General (51 degrees)
- Psychology, General (37 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (21 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (17 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (16 degrees)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General (16 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (15 degrees)
What is St. Petersburg, FL like to live in?
Eckerd College sits in St. Petersburg, a large city of about 261,000 people in Pinellas County, Florida.
Household incomes in St. Petersburg run close to both the Florida and national medians, around $73,118 a year.
Home values are in step with the rest of Florida, around $331,500 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,542 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 43 against 39, with 21% aged 65 or over.
41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Florida average of 33%.
What other teams does Eckerd College field?
Eckerd College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Sunshine State Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, FL |
| Enrollment | 1,888 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Eckerd College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Eckerd College fields a NCAA Division II men's tennis team in the Sunshine State Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Eckerd College men's tennis?
- Eckerd College competes in NCAA Division II in the Sunshine State Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Eckerd College men's tennis roster compare with other Sunshine State Conference programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Eckerd College is 43% below the Sunshine State Conference median of 14, based on 7 Sunshine State Conference programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Eckerd College men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.
- How much does it cost to attend Eckerd College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $68,944 a year, and an average net price of $38,071 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Eckerd College?
- Eckerd College is in Saint Petersburg, FL, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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