Mars Hill University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $123,115 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $64,130 |
How much does Mars Hill University spend on women's tennis?
Mars Hill University reported $64,130 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #795 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Mars Hill University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Mars Hill University's athletically related student aid averaged about $7,814 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Mars Hill University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Mars Hill University reported $7,605 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Mars Hill University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Mars Hill University reported $123,115 in total men's tennis expenses and $64,130 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 Mars Hill University women's tennis roster?
Mars Hill University listed 6 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 40% below the South Atlantic Conference median of 10.
Mars Hill University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
How many coaches does Mars Hill University women's tennis have?
Mars Hill University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the South Atlantic Conference median of 5, by 40%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Mars Hill University spend on women's tennis?
Mars Hill University reported $64,130 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 70% below the South Atlantic Conference median of $213,280.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,295 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622, by 51%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $39 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $120, by 68%.
Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $64,130 (2025) and $105,205 (2022) without a clear direction.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Mars Hill University like academically?
Mars Hill University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $50,099 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,910 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
46% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
45% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 69% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,781, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Mars Hill University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (16%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (11%).
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 (38 degrees)
- Psychology, General (25 degrees)
- Social Work (21 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (19 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (14 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (12 degrees)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies (10 degrees)
- Biology, General (9 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (7 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (7 degrees)
What is Mars Hill, NC like to live in?
Mars Hill University sits in Mars Hill, a rural area near a metro of about 2,738 people in Madison County, North Carolina.
The median household in Mars Hill earns about $77,826, which is above the North Carolina median ($69,904) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of North Carolina: a typical home is valued around $295,700, 14% above the state median and a typical rent of $942 a month is 19% under the state figure.
Commutes average about 28 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 12% of workers walk and 17% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.3 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.
50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.
What other teams does Mars Hill University field?
Mars Hill 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 | Mars Hill, NC |
| Enrollment | 1,044 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Mars Hill University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Mars Hill University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the South Atlantic Conference and reported 6 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Mars Hill University women's tennis?
- Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill University women's tennis roster compare with other South Atlantic Conference programs?
- With 6 players in 2025, Mars Hill University is 40% below the South Atlantic Conference median of 10, based on 10 South Atlantic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Mars Hill University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 3 players per coach, 40% below the South Atlantic Conference median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Mars Hill University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $50,099 a year, and an average net price of $19,910 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Mars Hill University?
- Mars Hill University is in Mars Hill, NC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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