Bryant University
Smithfield, RI · private, nonprofit · 3,194 undergraduates
Bryant University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Bryant University listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 13 on the women's, 44% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Bryant University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $18,905 per male athlete and $16,331 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,900 per men's player, 34% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $6,618 per women's player, 35% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Bryant University, in Smithfield, RI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference and the America East Conference[FB 3].
Bryant University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 12 players in 2025, down from 19 in 2020. Bryant University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 12 players per coach, well above the Ohio Valley Conference median of 4.5, by 167%.
Bryant University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2022 and as high as 14 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 13. Bryant University 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 I median of 4, by 63%.
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 Bryant University fund its athletes?
Bryant University reported 706 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 410 men and 296 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $12,585,018 across all sports ($7,751,188 for men's sports, $4,833,830 for women's); 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 $228,654 for men's sports and $101,681 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $558 and $344 per athlete.
What is Bryant University like academically?
Bryant University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 65% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1265, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $69,964 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $41,219 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 41% of the sticker price on average.
80% 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 $90,008, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Bryant University?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 79% of degrees awarded, with Mathematics & Statistics a distant second at 5%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Finance and Financial Management Services (186 degrees)
- Marketing (141 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (128 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (107 degrees)
- International Business (47 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (33 degrees)
- Applied Mathematics (29 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (26 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (23 degrees)
- Psychology, General (21 degrees)
What is Smithfield, RI like to live in?
Bryant University sits in Smithfield, a suburb of a large city in Providence County, Rhode Island.
Household incomes in Providence County run close to both the Rhode Island and national medians, around $78,204 a year.
Home values are in step with the rest of Rhode Island, around $339,100 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,242 a month.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 20% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Rhode Island average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Bryant University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Bryant University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Ohio Valley Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, America East Conference[FB 3]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Bryant University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Bryant University listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 13 on the women's, 44% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Bryant University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Bryant University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $18,905 per male athlete and $16,331 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Bryant University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,900 per men's player, 34% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $6,618 per women's player, 35% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Bryant University?
- Bryant University is in Smithfield, RI, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Bryant University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $69,964 a year, and an average net price of $41,219 after grants and scholarships.