Western Carolina University

How big is the Western Carolina University women's tennis roster?

Western Carolina University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.

Western Carolina University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.

A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.

How many coaches does Western Carolina University women's tennis have?

Western Carolina University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 11% below the Southern Conference median of 4.5.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Western Carolina University spend on women's tennis?

Western Carolina University reported $266,566 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 51% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $5,528 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 46%.

Against the Southern Conference median it is 19% 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 $787 per female athlete in 2025, 25% below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 61% between 2020 and 2025, from $165,271 to $266,566.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is Western Carolina University like academically?

Western Carolina University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 82% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1157, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.

The full cost of attendance is around $19,992 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,315 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 33% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $4,630 for NC residents and $8,630 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

60% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,458, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Western Carolina University?

Health Professions is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (21%) and Education (8%).

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 (273 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (250 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (150 degrees)
• Criminal Justice and Corrections (149 degrees)
• Marketing (149 degrees)
• Psychology, General (128 degrees)
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (127 degrees)
• Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (107 degrees)
• Public Administration (90 degrees)
• Biology, General (90 degrees)

What is Cullowhee, NC like to live in?

Western Carolina University sits in Cullowhee, a town well outside any metro area of about 7,300 people in Jackson County, North Carolina.

Household incomes in Cullowhee, a median of about $35,076, sit far below the North Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 55% lower than the country as a whole.

Home values are in step with the rest of North Carolina, around $253,900 and a typical rent of $836 a month is 28% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 16% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 49% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 7.5 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.

29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the North Carolina average of 35%.

What other teams does Western Carolina University field?

This is the only Western Carolina University team with a public profile here so far.

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