Does Boston University have a tennis program?

Yes. Boston University 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 University?

Boston University is in Boston, MA, in the New England region of the United States.

How much does Boston University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $86,285 a year, and an average net price of $24,402 after grants and scholarships.

Boston University

Boston, MA · private, nonprofit · 18,248 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Boston University field?

Boston University, in Boston, 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 women's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Boston University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Patriot League median of 11, by 27%, and 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10. Boston University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Patriot League median of 5.5, by 27%.

Boston University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Patriot League median of 11. Boston University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.7 players per coach, well below the Patriot League median of 5.5, by 33%.

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 University fund its athletes?

Boston University reported 592 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 250 men and 342 women, with women outnumbering men.

Athletically related student aid came to $20,266,977, about $30,640 per male athlete and $36,862 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 $254,266 for men's sports and $220,187 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $1,017 and $644 per athlete.

What is Boston University like academically?

Boston University is a large private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 11% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1480, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $86,285 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,402 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 72% of the sticker price on average.

89% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 95% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $83,238, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Boston University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 17% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Communication & Journalism and others close behind.

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

Business Administration, Management and Operations (678 degrees)
Economics (305 degrees)
Computer Science (294 degrees)
Psychology, General (276 degrees)
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (276 degrees)
International Relations and National Security Studies (233 degrees)
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (203 degrees)
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (179 degrees)
Political Science and Government (156 degrees)
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (151 degrees)

What is Boston, MA like to live in?

Boston University sits in Boston, a large city of about 664,000 people in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

The median household in Boston earns about $94,755, which is about the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but above the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $710,400, 35% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,093 a month is 24% over the state figure.

Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 14% of workers walk and 24% take public transit and 19% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.

54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Boston University have a tennis program?: Yes. Boston University 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 University?: Boston University is in Boston, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Boston University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $86,285 a year, and an average net price of $24,402 after grants and scholarships.