Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA · private, nonprofit · 1,348 undergraduates
Carlow University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Carlow University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 10. Carlow University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $2,802 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 on the women's team ran $1,276 per player in 2025, 29% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Carlow University, in Pittsburgh, PA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.
Carlow University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Carlow University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 17% below the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference median of 6.
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 Carlow University fund its athletes?
Carlow University reported 175 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 69 men and 106 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $449,500 across all sports ($152,500 for men's sports, $297,000 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 $7,300 for men's sports and $9,100 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $106 and $86 per athlete.
What is Carlow University like academically?
Carlow University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1080.
The full cost of attendance is around $49,327 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,786 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 58% of the sticker price on average.
43% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
60% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,051, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Carlow University?
Health Professions dominates: it accounts for 40% of degrees awarded, with Education a distant second at 16%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (129 degrees)
- Biology, General (24 degrees)
- Psychology, General (20 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (17 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (16 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (14 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (11 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (10 degrees)
- Social Work (8 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (8 degrees)
What is Pittsburgh, PA like to live in?
Carlow University sits in Pittsburgh, a large city of about 304,000 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Pittsburgh, a median of about $64,137, sit below the Pennsylvania median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $193,200, 20% below the Pennsylvania median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,221 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 10% of workers walk and 12% take public transit and 20% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 34 is younger than the country's 39.
48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Carlow University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Carlow University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Carlow University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Carlow University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Carlow University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Carlow University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $2,802 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 Carlow University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $1,276 per player in 2025, 29% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Carlow University?
- Carlow University is in Pittsburgh, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Carlow University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $49,327 a year, and an average net price of $20,786 after grants and scholarships.
