Does Amherst College have a tennis program?

Yes. Amherst College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Amherst College?

Amherst College is in Amherst, MA, in the New England region of the United States.

How much does Amherst College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $87,640 a year, and an average net price of $23,367 after grants and scholarships.

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · private, nonprofit · 1,911 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Amherst College field?

Amherst College, in Amherst, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

The women's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Amherst College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 12, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Amherst College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 19% below the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 6.8.

Amherst College's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 11 in 2021 and as high as 14 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 13. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 30%, and 24% above the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 11. Amherst College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 30%.

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 Amherst College fund its athletes?

Amherst College reported 622 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 355 men and 267 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 $127,771 for men's sports and $68,244 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $360 and $256 per athlete.

What is Amherst College like academically?

Amherst College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 9% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1533, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $87,640 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,367 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 73% of the sticker price on average.

94% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 97% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $77,644, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Amherst College?

Social Sciences is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (16%) and Computer & Information Sciences (10%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Economics (91 degrees)
Mathematics (89 degrees)
Political Science and Government (61 degrees)
Research and Experimental Psychology (61 degrees)
Computer Science (55 degrees)
English Language and Literature, General (41 degrees)
Biology, General (31 degrees)
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (27 degrees)
Area Studies (27 degrees)
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (25 degrees)

What is Amherst Town, MA like to live in?

Amherst College sits in Amherst Town, a small city of about 35,000 people in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

The median household in Amherst Town earns about $65,938, which is far below the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $454,000, 14% below the Massachusetts median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,570 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 22% of workers walk and 8% take public transit and 19% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 34% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.2 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.

74% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Amherst College have a tennis program?: Yes. Amherst College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Amherst College?: Amherst College is in Amherst, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Amherst College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $87,640 a year, and an average net price of $23,367 after grants and scholarships.