Rhodes College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $118,910 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $115,871 |
How much does Rhodes College spend on women's tennis?
Rhodes College reported $115,871 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #607 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Rhodes College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rhodes College's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Rhodes College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Rhodes College reported $32,332 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women'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 women's tennis roster?
Rhodes College listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 18% below the Southern Athletic Association median of 11.
Rhodes College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 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 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
How many coaches does Rhodes College women's tennis have?
Rhodes College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 11% below the Southern Athletic Association median of 5.1.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Rhodes College spend on women's tennis?
Rhodes College reported $115,871 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 100% above the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,195 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 79%.
Against the Southern Athletic Association median it is in line with the Southern Athletic Association median of $3,058.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $159 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 33%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 31% between 2020 and 2025, from $88,642 to $115,871.
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 | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Memphis, TN |
| Enrollment | 1,836 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Rhodes College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Rhodes College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Southern Athletic Association and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Rhodes College women'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 women's tennis roster compare with other Southern Athletic Association programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Rhodes College is 18% below the Southern Athletic Association median of 11, based on 8 Southern Athletic Association programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Rhodes College women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4.5 players per coach, 11% below the Southern Athletic Association median of 5.1.
- 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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