Union Commonwealth University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $312,477 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $227,255 |
How much does Union Commonwealth University spend on women's tennis?
Union Commonwealth University reported $227,255 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #405 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Union Commonwealth University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Union Commonwealth University's athletically related student aid averaged about $17,465 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Union Commonwealth University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Union Commonwealth University reported $1,094 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Union Commonwealth University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Union Commonwealth University reported $312,477 in total men's tennis expenses and $227,255 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 Union Commonwealth University women's tennis roster?
Union Commonwealth University listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% above the NAIA median of 9.
Union Commonwealth University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2022 and as high as 15 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 11.
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 | 11 | 2 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 |
How many coaches does Union Commonwealth University women's tennis have?
Union Commonwealth University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 11 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 120%.
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 Union Commonwealth University spend on women's tennis?
Union Commonwealth University reported $227,255 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 53% above the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,336 per player in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $1,900, by 30%.
Against the Appalachian Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of $1,291.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $6 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $61, by 90%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 15% between 2020 and 2025, from $197,902 to $227,255.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Union Commonwealth University like academically?
Union Commonwealth University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 63% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 980.
The full cost of attendance is around $44,322 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,311 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.
53% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
32% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 64% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,002, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Union Commonwealth University?
Parks, Recreation & Fitness is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (21%) and Business, Management & Marketing (21%).
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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (38 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (36 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (32 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (21 degrees)
- Psychology, General (14 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (14 degrees)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (14 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (9 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (8 degrees)
- History (6 degrees)
What is Barbourville, KY like to live in?
Union Commonwealth University sits in Barbourville, a remote town of about 3,181 people in Knox County, Kentucky.
Household incomes in Barbourville, a median of about $20,971, sit far below the Kentucky median and likewise far below the national one, 73% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Kentucky, around $190,200 and a typical rent of $604 a month is 35% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 16% under 18.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Kentucky average of 27%.
What other teams does Union Commonwealth University field?
Union Commonwealth University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Appalachian Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Barbourville, KY |
| Enrollment | 746 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Union Commonwealth University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Union Commonwealth University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Appalachian Athletic Conference and reported 11 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Union Commonwealth University women's tennis?
- Union Commonwealth University competes in NAIA in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Union Commonwealth University women's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 11 players in 2025, Union Commonwealth University is 22% above the NAIA median of 9, based on 99 NAIA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Union Commonwealth University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 11 players per coach, 120% above the NAIA median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Union Commonwealth University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $44,322 a year, and an average net price of $21,311 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Union Commonwealth University?
- Union Commonwealth University is in Barbourville, KY, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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