The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $323,276 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $435,261 |
How much does The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga spend on women's tennis?
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga reported $435,261 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #209 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga's athletically related student aid averaged about $12,006 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga spend on recruiting women's athletes?
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga reported $239,068 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga reported $323,276 in total men's tennis expenses and $435,261 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 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga women's tennis roster?
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2020 and as high as 10 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 8.
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 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga women's tennis have?
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 100%.
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 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga spend on women's tennis?
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga reported $435,261 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 19% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $5,869 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 43%.
Against the Southern Conference median it is 14% below the Southern Conference median of $6,786.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,201 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Southern Conference median of $738, by 63%.
Total women's tennis expenses have stayed close to $435,261 a year since 2020.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga like academically?
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1147, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $25,489 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,265 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,448 for TN residents and $18,512 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
50% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,151, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Psychology (11%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (9%).
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.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (212 degrees)
- Psychology, General (188 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (186 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (146 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (121 degrees)
- Biology, General (121 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (107 degrees)
- Marketing (90 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (82 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (66 degrees)
What is Chattanooga, TN like to live in?
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga sits in Chattanooga, a mid-sized city of about 183,000 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
The median household in Chattanooga earns about $61,028, which is about the Tennessee median ($67,097) but below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Tennessee, around $259,200 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,155 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 21% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Tennessee average of 30%.
What other teams does The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga field?
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Chattanooga, TN |
| Enrollment | 10,074 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Southern Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga women's tennis?
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga competes in NCAA Division I in the Southern Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 100% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,489 a year, and an average net price of $14,265 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga?
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is in Chattanooga, TN, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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