Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · private, nonprofit · 8,973 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Columbia University in the City of New York field?
Columbia University in the City of New York, in New York, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Ivy League.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 12 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Columbia University in the City of New York's men'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 I median of 10, and in line with the Ivy League median of 12. Columbia University in the City of New York lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.4 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 47%.
Columbia University in the City of New York's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 11 players in 2025, down from 15 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Ivy League median of 11. Columbia University in the City of New York lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.8 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 31%.
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 Columbia University in the City of New York fund its athletes?
Columbia University in the City of New York reported 799 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 435 men and 364 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division I: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $889,878 for men's sports and $405,964 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $2,046 and $1,115 per athlete.
What is Columbia University in the City of New York like academically?
Columbia University in the City of New York is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 4% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1553, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $89,472 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,590 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 76% of the sticker price on average.
96% 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 $102,491, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Columbia University in the City of New York?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Computer & Information Sciences (17%) and Engineering (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Computer Science (357 degrees)
- Economics (327 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (225 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (163 degrees)
- History (111 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (82 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (81 degrees)
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other (74 degrees)
- Operations Research (73 degrees)
- Biology, General (65 degrees)
What is New York, NY like to live in?
Columbia University in the City of New York sits in New York, a large city of about 8.5 million people in New York County, New York.
Household incomes in New York run close to both the New York and national medians, around $79,713 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of New York: a typical home is valued around $751,700, 87% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,779 a month is 13% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 41 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 9% of workers walk and 46% take public transit and 15% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 20% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Columbia University in the City of New York have a tennis program?
- Yes. Columbia University in the City of New York fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Ivy League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Ivy League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Columbia University in the City of New York?
- Columbia University in the City of New York is in New York, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Columbia University in the City of New York cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $89,472 a year, and an average net price of $21,590 after grants and scholarships.