The University of Tennessee Southern
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $88,507 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $95,723 |
How much does The University of Tennessee Southern spend on women's tennis?
The University of Tennessee Southern reported $95,723 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #668 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does The University of Tennessee Southern offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, The University of Tennessee Southern's athletically related student aid averaged about $5,298 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 Southern spend on recruiting women's athletes?
The University of Tennessee Southern reported $0 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 Southern's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, The University of Tennessee Southern reported $88,507 in total men's tennis expenses and $95,723 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 Southern women's tennis roster?
The University of Tennessee Southern listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the Southern States Athletic Conference median of 9.
The University of Tennessee Southern's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 |
How many coaches does The University of Tennessee Southern women's tennis have?
The University of Tennessee Southern lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 80%.
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 Southern spend on women's tennis?
The University of Tennessee Southern reported $95,723 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 47% below the Southern States Athletic Conference median of $180,914.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,031 per player in 2025, well below the Southern States Athletic Conference median of $2,207, by 53%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 51% between 2020 and 2025, from $194,028 to $95,723.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is The University of Tennessee Southern like academically?
The University of Tennessee Southern is a small public university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1083.
The full cost of attendance is around $24,750 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,798 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.
37% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $38,924, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at The University of Tennessee Southern?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (17%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (16%).
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 Administration, Management and Operations (42 degrees)
- Behavioral Sciences (14 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (11 degrees)
- Biology, General (10 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (9 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (8 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (7 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (6 degrees)
- Mathematics (4 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (4 degrees)
What is Pulaski, TN like to live in?
The University of Tennessee Southern sits in Pulaski, a town well outside any metro area of about 8,305 people in Giles County, Tennessee.
Household incomes in Pulaski, a median of about $45,420, sit far below the Tennessee median and likewise far below the national one, 42% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $168,200, 35% below the Tennessee median and a typical rent of $802 a month is 29% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 20% under 18 and 20% aged 65 or over.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Tennessee average of 30%.
What other teams does The University of Tennessee Southern field?
The University of Tennessee Southern also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southern States Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Pulaski, TN |
| Enrollment | 864 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does The University of Tennessee Southern have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. The University of Tennessee Southern fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Southern States Athletic Conference and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is The University of Tennessee Southern women's tennis?
- The University of Tennessee Southern competes in NAIA in the Southern States Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the The University of Tennessee Southern women's tennis roster compare with other Southern States Athletic Conference programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, The University of Tennessee Southern is in line with the Southern States Athletic Conference median of 9, based on 7 Southern States Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the The University of Tennessee Southern women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 9 players per coach, 80% above the NAIA median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend The University of Tennessee Southern?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,750 a year, and an average net price of $12,798 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 Southern?
- The University of Tennessee Southern is in Pulaski, TN, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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