Does Carnegie Mellon University have a tennis program?

Yes. Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University?

Carnegie Mellon University is in Pittsburgh, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.

How much does Carnegie Mellon University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $83,654 a year, and an average net price of $31,944 after grants and scholarships.

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · private, nonprofit · 7,304 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Carnegie Mellon University field?

Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, PA, 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 men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Carnegie Mellon University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 17% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, and in line with the University Athletic Association median of 15. Carnegie Mellon University 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 III median of 5.3, by 31%.

Carnegie Mellon University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 12 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10, and in line with the University Athletic Association median of 13. Carnegie Mellon University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.

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 Carnegie Mellon University fund its athletes?

Carnegie Mellon University reported 478 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 290 men and 188 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

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 $76,125 for men's sports and $65,580 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $263 and $349 per athlete.

What is Carnegie Mellon University like academically?

Carnegie Mellon University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 12% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1546, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $83,654 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,944 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 62% of the sticker price on average.

94% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 98% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $114,862, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Carnegie Mellon University?

Engineering is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Computer & Information Sciences (17%) and Mathematics & Statistics (12%).

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

Computer Science (255 degrees)
Statistics (189 degrees)
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (166 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (138 degrees)
Systems Science and Theory (118 degrees)
Mechanical Engineering (113 degrees)
Computer and Information Sciences, General (100 degrees)
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (65 degrees)
Economics (55 degrees)
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (53 degrees)

What is Pittsburgh, PA like to live in?

Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University have a tennis program?: Yes. Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University?: Carnegie Mellon University is in Pittsburgh, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
How much does Carnegie Mellon University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $83,654 a year, and an average net price of $31,944 after grants and scholarships.