Freed-Hardeman University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $281,612 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $178,074 |
How much does Freed-Hardeman University spend on men's tennis?
Freed-Hardeman University reported $281,612 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #259 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Freed-Hardeman University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Freed-Hardeman University's athletically related student aid averaged about $15,117 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Freed-Hardeman University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Freed-Hardeman University reported $0 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Freed-Hardeman University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Freed-Hardeman University reported $281,612 in total men's tennis expenses and $178,074 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Tennessee earn NIL money?
Tennessee enacted a college NIL law in 2021 (Tenn. Code Ann. Title 49, Chapter 7) and has repeatedly amended it to give schools and athletes broad NIL latitude. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://tssaa.org/name-image-likeness.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Freed-Hardeman University men's tennis roster?
Freed-Hardeman University listed 12 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 14% below the Mid-South Conference median of 14.
Freed-Hardeman University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2020 and as high as 20 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 12.
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 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 |
How many coaches does Freed-Hardeman University men's tennis have?
Freed-Hardeman University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 12 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 71%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Freed-Hardeman University spend on men's tennis?
Freed-Hardeman University reported $281,612 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 58% above the NAIA median of $178,009.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $2,340 per player in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $1,746, by 34%.
Against the Mid-South Conference median it is in line with the Mid-South Conference median of $2,556.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 40% between 2020 and 2025, from $200,508 to $281,612.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Freed-Hardeman University like academically?
Freed-Hardeman University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 60% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1109, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $38,315 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,574 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
71% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 86% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $47,485, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Freed-Hardeman University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 13% of degrees, with Visual & Performing Arts, Health Professions 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 (37 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (35 degrees)
- Bible/Biblical Studies (22 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (20 degrees)
- Psychology, General (14 degrees)
- Biology, General (14 degrees)
- Social Work (13 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (13 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (13 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (12 degrees)
What is Henderson, TN like to live in?
Freed-Hardeman University sits in Henderson, a town well outside any metro area of about 6,349 people in Chester County, Tennessee.
The median household in Henderson earns about $57,727, which is below the Tennessee median ($67,097) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $130,100, 49% below the Tennessee median and a typical rent of $725 a month is 35% under the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and nearly everyone drives alone.
It reads as a college town: 18% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.8 times the national share, and the median age of 28 is younger than the country's 39.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Tennessee average of 30%.
What other teams does Freed-Hardeman University field?
Freed-Hardeman University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Mid-South Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Henderson, TN |
| Enrollment | 1,212 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Freed-Hardeman University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Freed-Hardeman University fields a NAIA men's tennis team in the Mid-South Conference and reported 12 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Freed-Hardeman University men's tennis?
- Freed-Hardeman University competes in NAIA in the Mid-South Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Freed-Hardeman University men's tennis roster compare with other Mid-South Conference programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, Freed-Hardeman University is 14% below the Mid-South Conference median of 14, based on 5 Mid-South Conference programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Freed-Hardeman University men's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 12 players per coach, 71% above the NAIA median of 7.
- How much does it cost to attend Freed-Hardeman University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $38,315 a year, and an average net price of $21,574 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Freed-Hardeman University?
- Freed-Hardeman University is in Henderson, TN, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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