Assumption University

Worcester, MA · private, nonprofit · 1,669 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Assumption University field?

Assumption University, in Worcester, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 18 players against 14, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Assumption University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 18 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Northeast-10 Conference median of 10, by 89%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Assumption University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the Northeast-10 Conference median of 3.7, by 145%.

Assumption University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division II median of 9, by 56%, and in line with the Northeast-10 Conference median of 14. Assumption University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 40%.

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 Assumption University fund its athletes?

Assumption University reported 728 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 441 men and 287 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $4,285,674, about $5,290 per male athlete and $6,804 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $44,323 for men's sports and $35,640 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $101 and $124 per athlete.

What is Assumption University like academically?

Assumption University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 83% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $65,551 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $29,498 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.

75% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $74,895, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Assumption University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (25%) and Social Sciences (10%).

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

  • Marketing (48 degrees)
  • Accounting and Related Services (44 degrees)
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (40 degrees)
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 degrees)
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (35 degrees)
  • Psychology, General (35 degrees)
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (34 degrees)
  • English Language and Literature, General (26 degrees)
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (25 degrees)
  • Biology, General (25 degrees)

What is Worcester, MA like to live in?

Assumption University sits in Worcester, a mid-sized city of about 206,000 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

The median household in Worcester earns about $67,544, 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 $339,500, 35% below the Massachusetts median and a typical rent of $1,415 a month is 16% under the state figure.

Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 34 is younger than the country's 39.

34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 47%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Assumption University have a tennis program?
Yes. Assumption University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Northeast-10 Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Northeast-10 Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Assumption University?
Assumption University is in Worcester, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Assumption University cost?
The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,551 a year, and an average net price of $29,498 after grants and scholarships.