Rhodes College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $118,910 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $115,871 |
How much does Rhodes College spend on men's tennis?
Rhodes College reported $118,910 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #513 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Rhodes College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rhodes College's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Rhodes College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Rhodes College reported $61,613 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Rhodes College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rhodes College reported $118,910 in total men's tennis expenses and $115,871 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 Rhodes College men's tennis roster?
Rhodes College listed 13 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12.
Rhodes College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 11 in 2021 and as high as 15 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 13.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 |
How many coaches does Rhodes College men's tennis have?
Rhodes College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the Southern Athletic Association median of 5, by 30%.
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 Rhodes College spend on men's tennis?
Rhodes College reported $118,910 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 92% above the NCAA Division III median of $61,890.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $2,804 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, by 46%.
Against the Southern Athletic Association median it is 25% above the Southern Athletic Association median of $2,252.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $214 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $120, by 78%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 52% between 2020 and 2025, from $78,099 to $118,910.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Rhodes College like academically?
Rhodes College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 50% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1362, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $71,136 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,585 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
85% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 92% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $66,651, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Rhodes College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (19%) and Business, Management & Marketing (12%).
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 (71 degrees)
- Biology, General (47 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (37 degrees)
- Chemistry (36 degrees)
- Psychology, General (33 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (32 degrees)
- Computer Science (28 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (24 degrees)
- Economics (23 degrees)
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (20 degrees)
What is Memphis, TN like to live in?
Rhodes College sits in Memphis, a large city of about 629,000 people in Shelby County, Tennessee.
The median household in Memphis earns about $51,211, which is below the Tennessee median ($67,097) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $157,100, 39% below the Tennessee median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,123 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 25% under 18.
What other teams does Rhodes College field?
Rhodes College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southern Athletic Association |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Memphis, TN |
| Enrollment | 1,836 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Rhodes College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Rhodes College fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Southern Athletic Association and reported 13 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Rhodes College men's tennis?
- Rhodes College competes in NCAA Division III in the Southern Athletic Association. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Rhodes College men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 13 players in 2025, Rhodes College is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, based on 287 NCAA Division III programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Rhodes College men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 6.5 players per coach, 30% above the Southern Athletic Association median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Rhodes College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $71,136 a year, and an average net price of $28,585 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Rhodes College?
- Rhodes College is in Memphis, TN, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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