Does Denison University have a tennis program?

Yes. Denison University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Coast Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Coast Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Denison University?

Denison University is in Granville, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

How much does Denison University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $81,900 a year, and an average net price of $40,007 after grants and scholarships.

Denison University

Granville, OH · private, nonprofit · 2,380 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Denison University field?

Denison University, in Granville, OH, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 17 players against 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Denison University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 17 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the North Coast Athletic Conference median of 12, by 42%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Denison University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.7 players per coach, in line with the North Coast Athletic Conference median of 5.2.

Denison University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2022 and as high as 14 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 12. That 2025 roster is well above the North Coast Athletic Conference median of 10, by 26%, and 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Denison University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the North Coast Athletic Conference median of 3.8, by 57%.

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 Denison University fund its athletes?

Denison University reported 642 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 377 men and 265 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 $55,052 for men's sports and $44,006 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $146 and $166 per athlete.

What is Denison University like academically?

Denison University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 17% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1410, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $81,900 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $40,007 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.

79% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 89% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $67,753, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Denison University?

Social Sciences is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Communication & Journalism (10%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).

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

Economics (77 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (64 degrees)
International Business (56 degrees)
Research and Experimental Psychology (53 degrees)
Biology, General (46 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (31 degrees)
Data Science (30 degrees)
Political Science and Government (28 degrees)
Education, General (23 degrees)
History (22 degrees)

What is Granville, OH like to live in?

Denison University sits in Granville, a suburb of about 5,916 people in Licking County, Ohio.

Household incomes in Granville, a median of about $123,860, sit far above the Ohio median and likewise far above the national one, 58% higher than the country as a whole.

Housing costs more here than in most of Ohio: a typical home is valued around $490,500, 146% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,103 a month is 12% over the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 25% of workers walk and 21% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 21% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.2 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.

68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Denison University have a tennis program?: Yes. Denison University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Coast Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Coast Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Denison University?: Denison University is in Granville, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
How much does Denison University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $81,900 a year, and an average net price of $40,007 after grants and scholarships.