Transylvania University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $96,242 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $90,397 |
How much does Transylvania University spend on women's tennis?
Transylvania University reported $90,397 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #679 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Transylvania University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Transylvania University'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 Transylvania University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Transylvania University reported $9,279 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women'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 women's tennis roster?
Transylvania University listed 13 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 30% above the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Transylvania University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 |
How many coaches does Transylvania University women's tennis have?
Transylvania University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III 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 Transylvania University spend on women's tennis?
Transylvania University reported $90,397 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 56% above the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,828 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 114%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $45 per female athlete in 2025, well below the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference median of $129, by 65%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 43% between 2020 and 2025, from $63,142 to $90,397.
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 | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Lexington, KY |
| Enrollment | 1,005 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Transylvania University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Transylvania University fields a NCAA Division III women'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 women'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 women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 13 players in 2025, Transylvania University is 30% above the NCAA Division III median of 10, based on 313 NCAA Division III programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Transylvania University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 6.5 players per coach, 30% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- 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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