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 women's tennis?
Freed-Hardeman University reported $178,074 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #488 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Freed-Hardeman University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Freed-Hardeman University's athletically related student aid averaged about $16,120 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Freed-Hardeman University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Freed-Hardeman University reported $0 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women'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 women's tennis roster?
Freed-Hardeman University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 24% below the Mid-South Conference median of 11.
Freed-Hardeman University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020.
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 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does Freed-Hardeman University women's tennis have?
Freed-Hardeman University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 60%.
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 women's tennis?
Freed-Hardeman University reported $178,074 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 20% above the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,340 per player in 2025, 23% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
Against the Mid-South Conference median it is in line with the Mid-South Conference median of $2,302.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 19% between 2020 and 2025, from $149,192 to $178,074.
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 | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Henderson, TN |
| Enrollment | 1,212 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Freed-Hardeman University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Freed-Hardeman University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Mid-South Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Freed-Hardeman University women'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 women's tennis roster compare with other Mid-South Conference programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Freed-Hardeman University is 24% below the Mid-South Conference median of 11, based on 10 Mid-South Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Freed-Hardeman University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 60% above the NAIA median of 5.
- 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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