Does Brandeis University have a tennis program?

Yes. Brandeis University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, University Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, University Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Brandeis University?

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

How much does Brandeis University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $86,448 a year, and an average net price of $35,736 after grants and scholarships.

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · private, nonprofit · 3,618 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Brandeis University field?

Brandeis University, in Waltham, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the University Athletic Association.

The women's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Brandeis University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the University Athletic Association median of 15, by 53%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Brandeis University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the University Athletic Association median of 6.7, by 48%.

Brandeis University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 12% below the University Athletic Association median of 13, and 10% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Brandeis 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 University Athletic Association median of 6.3, by 41%.

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 Brandeis University fund its athletes?

Brandeis University reported 287 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 151 men and 136 women, close to an even split.

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 $35,212 for men's sports and $41,299 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $233 and $304 per athlete.

What is Brandeis University like academically?

Brandeis University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 41% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1462, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $86,448 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $35,736 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.

86% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $77,231, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Brandeis University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 18% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Psychology and others close behind.

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

Biology, General (154 degrees)
Business/Commerce, General (127 degrees)
Economics (125 degrees)
Research and Experimental Psychology (114 degrees)
Public Policy Analysis (111 degrees)
Computer Science (99 degrees)
Political Science and Government (61 degrees)
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (60 degrees)
International/Globalization Studies (50 degrees)
Applied Mathematics (47 degrees)

What is Waltham, MA like to live in?

Brandeis University sits in Waltham, a small city of about 65,000 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

The median household in Waltham earns about $116,560, which is above the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but far above the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $705,700, 34% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,232 a month is 32% over the state figure.

Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% of workers walk and 5% take public transit and 20% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.9 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is close to the country's 39.

56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Brandeis University have a tennis program?: Yes. Brandeis University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, University Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, University Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Brandeis University?: Brandeis University is in Waltham, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Brandeis University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $86,448 a year, and an average net price of $35,736 after grants and scholarships.