Alvernia University
Reading, PA · private, nonprofit · 2,152 undergraduates
Alvernia University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Alvernia University listed 5 players on its men's tennis roster, 58% below the NCAA Division III median of 12. Alvernia University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team ran $543 per player in 2025, 72% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918.
Alvernia University, in Reading, PA, fields one tennis team, men's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the MAC Commonwealth.
Alvernia University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 7 in 2020. Alvernia University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 1.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 69%.
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 Alvernia University fund its athletes?
Alvernia University reported 585 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 352 men and 233 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $82,578 for men's sports and $32,459 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $235 and $139 per athlete.
What is Alvernia University like academically?
Alvernia University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 58% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1170, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $57,565 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,138 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.
56% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,055, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Alvernia University?
Health Professions dominates: it accounts for 54% of degrees awarded, with Business, Management & Marketing a distant second at 13%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (66 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (65 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (45 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (31 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (27 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (22 degrees)
- Psychology, General (21 degrees)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (18 degrees)
- Social Work (18 degrees)
- Public Health (15 degrees)
What is Reading, PA like to live in?
Alvernia University sits in Reading, a small city of about 95,000 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Reading, a median of about $45,599, sit far below the Pennsylvania 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 $109,800, 54% below the Pennsylvania median and a typical rent of $1,018 a month is 12% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 5% of workers walk.
The population skews young, with a median age of 32 against 39 nationally and 28% under 18.
12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Alvernia University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Alvernia University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, MAC Commonwealth), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Alvernia University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Alvernia University listed 5 players on its men's tennis roster, 58% below the NCAA Division III median of 12. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Alvernia University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Alvernia University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Alvernia University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team ran $543 per player in 2025, 72% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Alvernia University?
- Alvernia University is in Reading, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Alvernia University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,565 a year, and an average net price of $28,138 after grants and scholarships.