Furman University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $503,975 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $817,877 |
How much does Furman University spend on women's tennis?
Furman University reported $817,877 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #89 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Furman University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Furman University's athletically related student aid averaged about $33,320 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Furman University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Furman University reported $115,162 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Furman University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Furman University reported $503,975 in total men's tennis expenses and $817,877 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 Furman University women's tennis roster?
Furman University listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Furman University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 10 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 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 |
How many coaches does Furman University women's tennis have?
Furman University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 22% below the Southern Conference median of 4.5.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Furman University spend on women's tennis?
Furman University reported $817,877 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 88% above the Southern Conference median of $435,261.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $9,844 per player in 2025, well above the Southern Conference median of $6,786, by 45%.
Against the NCAA Division I median it is in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $738 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 29%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 13% between 2020 and 2025, from $725,629 to $817,877.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Furman University like academically?
Furman University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 43% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1371, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $76,798 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $30,308 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 61% of the sticker price on average.
79% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $68,635, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Furman University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Parks, Recreation & Fitness, is 14% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Business, Management & Marketing 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.
- Communication and Media Studies (66 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (62 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (60 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (58 degrees)
- Biology, General (51 degrees)
- Psychology, General (43 degrees)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (30 degrees)
- Music (28 degrees)
- Chemistry (27 degrees)
- History (24 degrees)
What is Greenville, SC like to live in?
Furman University sits in Greenville, a suburb of a large city of about 72,000 people in Greenville County, South Carolina.
The median household in Greenville earns about $68,460, which is about the South Carolina median ($66,818) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of South Carolina: a typical home is valued around $453,300, 92% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,248 a month is 11% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is younger than the country's 39.
55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the South Carolina average of 32%.
What other teams does Furman University field?
Furman University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Greenville, SC |
| Enrollment | 2,379 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Furman University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Furman University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Southern Conference and reported 7 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Furman University women's tennis?
- Furman University competes in NCAA Division I in the Southern Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Furman University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 7 players in 2025, Furman University is 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Furman University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 3.5 players per coach, 22% below the Southern Conference median of 4.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Furman University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $76,798 a year, and an average net price of $30,308 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Furman University?
- Furman University is in Greenville, SC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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