Does Boston College have a tennis program?

Yes. Boston College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Patriot League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Boston College?

Boston College is in Chestnut Hill, MA, in the New England region of the United States.

How much does Boston College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $89,493 a year, and an average net price of $41,704 after grants and scholarships.

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · private, nonprofit · 10,085 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Boston College field?

Boston College, in Chestnut Hill, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Patriot League.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Boston College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 11 in 2021 and as high as 15 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 14. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division I median of 10, by 40%, and about the same distance from the Patriot League median. Boston College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 56%.

Boston College's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2022 and as high as 12 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 11. That 2025 roster is 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Patriot League median of 11. Boston College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 38%.

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 Boston College fund its athletes?

Boston College reported 801 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 421 men and 380 women, close to an even split.

Athletically related student aid came to $27,069,001, about $33,508 per male athlete and $34,111 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 $2,016,982 for men's sports and $473,572 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $4,791 and $1,246 per athlete.

What is Boston College like academically?

Boston College is a large private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 16% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1507, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $89,493 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $41,704 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.

91% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 96% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $103,937, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Boston College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences (20%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (13%).

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

Economics (354 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (325 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (191 degrees)
Biology, General (182 degrees)
Political Science and Government (142 degrees)
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (138 degrees)
Computer Science (125 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (123 degrees)
Marketing (122 degrees)
Psychology, General (116 degrees)

What is Newton, MA like to live in?

Boston College sits in Newton, a small city of about 89,000 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Household incomes in Newton, a median of about $184,989, sit far above the Massachusetts median and likewise far above the national one, 136% higher than the country as a whole.

Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $1,202,500, 129% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,388 a month is 42% over the state figure.

Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 5% of workers walk and 9% take public transit and 29% work from home.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 21% under 18 and 19% aged 65 or over.

81% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Boston College have a tennis program?: Yes. Boston College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Patriot League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Boston College?: Boston College is in Chestnut Hill, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Boston College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $89,493 a year, and an average net price of $41,704 after grants and scholarships.