South Carolina State University

How big is the South Carolina State University women's tennis roster?

South Carolina State University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.

South Carolina State 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.

How many coaches does South Carolina State University women's tennis have?

South Carolina State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 4.

What does South Carolina State University spend on women's tennis?

South Carolina State University reported $292,289 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 46% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $8,396 per player in 2025, well above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of $5,219, by 61%.

Against the NCAA Division I median it is 18% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $250 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of $94, by 167%.

Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $237,679 (2021) and $374,185 (2024) without a clear direction.

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

What is South Carolina State University like academically?

South Carolina State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 83% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $30,015 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,097 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $11,060 for SC residents and $21,750 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

70% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

37% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 56% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $38,262, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at South Carolina State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Family & Consumer Sciences, is 13% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Education 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.

• Biology, General (41 degrees)
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (31 degrees)
• Criminal Justice and Corrections (24 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (21 degrees)
• Psychology, General (20 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (18 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (18 degrees)
• Accounting and Related Services (15 degrees)
• Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (14 degrees)
• Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (14 degrees)

What is Orangeburg, SC like to live in?

South Carolina State University sits in Orangeburg, a town well outside any metro area of about 13,000 people in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.

Household incomes in Orangeburg, a median of about $33,066, sit far below the South Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 58% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $145,000, 39% below the South Carolina median and a typical rent of $765 a month is 32% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.

It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.0 times the national share, and the median age of 37 is close to the country's 39.

27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the South Carolina average of 32%.

What other teams does South Carolina State University field?

South Carolina State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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