Daemen University
Amherst, NY · private, nonprofit · 1,643 undergraduates
Daemen University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Daemen University listed 7 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 12 on the women's, 33% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Daemen University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,784 per male athlete and $7,256 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 $1,001 per men's player, 59% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,140 per women's player, 57% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Daemen University, in Amherst, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the East Coast Conference.
Daemen University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2020 and as high as 9 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 7. Daemen University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 55%.
Daemen University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Daemen University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division II 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 Daemen University fund its athletes?
Daemen University reported 221 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 97 men and 124 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,654,850 across all sports ($755,054 for men's sports, $899,796 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 $9,001 for men's sports and $17,175 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $93 and $139 per athlete.
What is Daemen University like academically?
Daemen University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $45,192 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,693 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.
46% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
59% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $61,808, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Daemen University?
Multidisciplinary Studies is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (21%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (18%).
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 (104 degrees)
- Natural Sciences (100 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (46 degrees)
- Social Work (19 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (16 degrees)
- Psychology, General (11 degrees)
- Biology, General (11 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (10 degrees)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (10 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (9 degrees)
Frequently asked questions
- Does Daemen University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Daemen University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, East Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, East Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Daemen University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Daemen University listed 7 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 12 on the women's, 33% above the NCAA Division II 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 Daemen University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Daemen University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,784 per male athlete and $7,256 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 Daemen University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,001 per men's player, 59% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,140 per women's player, 57% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Daemen University?
- Daemen University is in Amherst, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Daemen University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $45,192 a year, and an average net price of $18,693 after grants and scholarships.