Lenoir-Rhyne University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $247,217 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $198,233 |
How much does Lenoir-Rhyne University spend on women's tennis?
Lenoir-Rhyne University reported $198,233 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #451 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Lenoir-Rhyne University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lenoir-Rhyne University's athletically related student aid averaged about $10,981 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Lenoir-Rhyne University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Lenoir-Rhyne University reported $34,150 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Lenoir-Rhyne University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lenoir-Rhyne University reported $247,217 in total men's tennis expenses and $198,233 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in North Carolina earn NIL money?
North Carolina has no college NIL statute; college NIL is governed by the Governor's Executive Order 223 (2023), which permits and protects school-facilitated NIL activity. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/interscholastic-athletics.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Lenoir-Rhyne University women's tennis roster?
Lenoir-Rhyne University listed 12 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% above the NCAA Division II median of 9.
Lenoir-Rhyne University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 12 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 |
How many coaches does Lenoir-Rhyne University women's tennis have?
Lenoir-Rhyne University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the South Atlantic Conference median of 5.
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 Lenoir-Rhyne University spend on women's tennis?
Lenoir-Rhyne University reported $198,233 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the NCAA Division II median of $181,331.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,371 per player in 2025, in line with the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $149 per female athlete in 2025, well above the South Atlantic Conference median of $66, by 125%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 18% between 2020 and 2025, from $241,960 to $198,233.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Lenoir-Rhyne University like academically?
Lenoir-Rhyne University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $44,621 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,689 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
48% of students finish their degree within six years, below 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 $45,543, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Lenoir-Rhyne University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Parks, Recreation & Fitness, is 19% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, 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 (56 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (47 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (29 degrees)
- Biology, General (20 degrees)
- Marketing (16 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (15 degrees)
- Psychology, General (14 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (12 degrees)
- Physics (8 degrees)
- Information Science/Studies (8 degrees)
What is Hickory, NC like to live in?
Lenoir-Rhyne University sits in Hickory, a small city of about 44,000 people in Catawba County, North Carolina.
The median household in Hickory earns about $63,361, which is about the North Carolina median ($69,904) but below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of North Carolina, around $248,300 and a typical rent of $975 a month is 16% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 22% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
What other teams does Lenoir-Rhyne University field?
Lenoir-Rhyne University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | South Atlantic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Hickory, NC |
| Enrollment | 1,359 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lenoir-Rhyne University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Lenoir-Rhyne University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the South Atlantic Conference and reported 12 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Lenoir-Rhyne University women's tennis?
- Lenoir-Rhyne University competes in NCAA Division II in the South Atlantic Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Lenoir-Rhyne University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division II programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, Lenoir-Rhyne University is 33% above the NCAA Division II median of 9, based on 196 NCAA Division II programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Lenoir-Rhyne University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 6 players per coach, 20% above the South Atlantic Conference median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Lenoir-Rhyne University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $44,621 a year, and an average net price of $20,689 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Lenoir-Rhyne University?
- Lenoir-Rhyne University is in Hickory, NC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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