Transylvania University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $96,242 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $90,397 |
How much does Transylvania University spend on men's tennis?
Transylvania University reported $96,242 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #570 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Transylvania University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Transylvania University'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 Transylvania University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Transylvania University reported $19,311 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Transylvania University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Transylvania University reported $96,242 in total men's tennis expenses and $90,397 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Kentucky earn NIL money?
Kentucky permits college NIL (first via a 2021 executive order), and a March 2025 state law additionally allows schools to enter NIL deals directly with their athletes. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://khsaa.org/common_documents/handbook/2024-2025/2024-25%20Handbook-02-Bylaws.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Transylvania University men's tennis roster?
Transylvania University listed 13 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference median of 12.
Transylvania University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 |
| 2022 | 16 | 4 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 |
How many coaches does Transylvania University men's tennis have?
Transylvania University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
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 Transylvania University spend on men's tennis?
Transylvania University reported $96,242 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 59% above the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference median of $60,622.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $4,029 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, by 110%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $92 per male athlete in 2025, 23% below the NCAA Division III median of $120.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 55% between 2020 and 2025, from $62,076 to $96,242.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Transylvania University like academically?
Transylvania University is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1287, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $60,993 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,913 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
71% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,705, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Transylvania University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (14%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (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/Commerce, General (42 degrees)
- Biology, General (28 degrees)
- Psychology, General (18 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (13 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (13 degrees)
- Chemistry (12 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (11 degrees)
- History (9 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (7 degrees)
- Mathematics (7 degrees)
What is Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY like to live in?
Transylvania University sits in Lexington-Fayette, a large city of about 321,000 people in Fayette County, Kentucky.
The median household in Lexington-Fayette earns about $67,631, which is about the Kentucky median ($62,417) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Kentucky: a typical home is valued around $272,100, 41% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,101 a month is 18% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is close to the country's 39.
47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kentucky average of 27%.
What other teams does Transylvania University field?
Transylvania University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Lexington, KY |
| Enrollment | 1,005 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Transylvania University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Transylvania University fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and reported 13 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Transylvania University men's tennis?
- Transylvania University competes in NCAA Division III in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Transylvania University men's tennis roster compare with other Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference programs?
- With 13 players in 2025, Transylvania University is in line with the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference median of 12, based on 7 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Transylvania University men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 6.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Transylvania University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $60,993 a year, and an average net price of $21,913 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Transylvania University?
- Transylvania University is in Lexington, KY, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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