North Carolina Central University

How big is the North Carolina Central University men's tennis roster?

North Carolina Central University listed 9 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10.

North Carolina Central University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 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.

How many coaches does North Carolina Central University men's tennis have?

North Carolina Central University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 5.5, by 45%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does North Carolina Central University spend on men's tennis?

North Carolina Central University reported $299,490 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 31% below the NCAA Division I median of $435,301.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $2,753 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, by 74%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $232 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 85%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 30% between 2020 and 2025, from $231,107 to $299,490.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is North Carolina Central University like academically?

North Carolina Central University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1050.

The full cost of attendance is around $26,556 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,359 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 42% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $6,699 for NC residents and $19,735 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

59% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

42% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,968, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at North Carolina Central University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 17% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement 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.

• Criminal Justice and Corrections (122 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (102 degrees)
• Social Sciences, General (100 degrees)
• Psychology, General (84 degrees)
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (65 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (60 degrees)
• Social Work (51 degrees)
• Biology, General (48 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (45 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (42 degrees)

What is Durham, NC like to live in?

North Carolina Central University sits in Durham, a large city of about 288,000 people in Durham County, North Carolina.

The median household in Durham earns about $79,234, 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 $355,300, 37% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,412 a month is 22% over the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 21% work from home.

The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 20% under 18.

56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.

What other teams does North Carolina Central University field?

North Carolina Central University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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