Lipscomb University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $423,466 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $643,693 |
How much does Lipscomb University spend on women's tennis?
Lipscomb University reported $643,693 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #123 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Lipscomb University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lipscomb University's athletically related student aid averaged about $32,557 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Lipscomb University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Lipscomb University reported $201,134 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Lipscomb University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lipscomb University reported $423,466 in total men's tennis expenses and $643,693 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 Lipscomb University women's tennis roster?
Lipscomb University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Lipscomb University's women'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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
How many coaches does Lipscomb University women's tennis have?
Lipscomb University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 33%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Lipscomb University spend on women's tennis?
Lipscomb University reported $643,693 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 65% above the Atlantic Sun Conference median of $390,839.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $11,980 per player in 2025, 17% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Against the Atlantic Sun Conference median it is in line with the Atlantic Sun Conference median of $11,809.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,676 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Atlantic Sun Conference median of $537, by 212%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 47% between 2020 and 2025, from $436,407 to $643,693.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Lipscomb University like academically?
Lipscomb University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1256, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $55,117 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,739 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
72% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,541, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Lipscomb University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% 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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (79 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (62 degrees)
- Marketing (41 degrees)
- Psychology, General (40 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (34 degrees)
- Biology, General (31 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (29 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (25 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (23 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (19 degrees)
What is Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN like to live in?
Lipscomb University sits in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), a large city of about 684,000 people in Davidson County, Tennessee.
The median household in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) earns about $75,197, which is above the Tennessee median ($67,097) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Tennessee: a typical home is valued around $383,100, 49% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,486 a month is 32% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 21% under 18.
47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Tennessee average of 30%.
What other teams does Lipscomb University field?
Lipscomb University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Nashville, TN |
| Enrollment | 2,997 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lipscomb University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Lipscomb University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Atlantic Sun Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Lipscomb University women's tennis?
- Lipscomb University competes in NCAA Division I in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Lipscomb University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Lipscomb University is 11% 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 Lipscomb University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 2.7 players per coach, 33% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Lipscomb University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $55,117 a year, and an average net price of $24,739 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Lipscomb University?
- Lipscomb University is in Nashville, TN, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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