Adelphi University
Garden City, NY · private, nonprofit · 5,276 undergraduates
Adelphi University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Adelphi University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 7 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Adelphi University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,414 per male athlete and $9,900 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,708 per men's player, 53% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,500 per women's player, 33% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Adelphi University, in Garden City, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference and the East Coast Conference.
Adelphi University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. Adelphi University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 56%.
Adelphi University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2024 and as high as 9 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 7. Adelphi University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 1.8 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 65%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Adelphi University fund its athletes?
Adelphi University reported 414 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 209 men and 205 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,997,185 across all sports ($1,967,611 for men's sports, $2,029,574 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $29,335 for men's sports and $14,972 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $140 and $73 per athlete.
What is Adelphi University like academically?
Adelphi University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 66% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1219, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $63,189 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $30,783 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.
67% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $75,482, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Adelphi University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 30% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (11%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (430 degrees)
- Psychology, General (94 degrees)
- Biology, General (89 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (63 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (45 degrees)
- Social Work (43 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (35 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (33 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (32 degrees)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (30 degrees)
What is Garden City, NY like to live in?
Adelphi University sits in Garden City, a suburb of a large city of about 23,000 people in Nassau County, New York.
Household incomes in Garden City, a median of about $228,807, sit far above the New York median and likewise far above the national one, 191% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of New York: a typical home is valued around $1,063,300, 164% above the state median and a typical rent of $3,478 a month is 121% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 34 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 15% take public transit and 24% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 26% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
75% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the New York average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Adelphi University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Adelphi University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Northeast-10 Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, East Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Adelphi University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Adelphi University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 7 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Adelphi University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Adelphi University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,414 per male athlete and $9,900 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Adelphi University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,708 per men's player, 53% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,500 per women's player, 33% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Adelphi University?
- Adelphi University is in Garden City, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Adelphi University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $63,189 a year, and an average net price of $30,783 after grants and scholarships.