DeSales University
Center Valley, PA · private, nonprofit · 2,128 undergraduates
DeSales University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, DeSales University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 25% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 10 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 10. DeSales University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,325 per men's player, 31% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,210 per women's player, 32% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
DeSales University, in Center Valley, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the MAC Freedom.
DeSales University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020. DeSales University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 44%.
DeSales University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2022 and as high as 12 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 10. DeSales University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 33%.
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 DeSales University fund its athletes?
DeSales University reported 367 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 196 men and 171 women, close to an even split.
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 $25,373 for men's sports and $39,896 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $129 and $233 per athlete.
What is DeSales University like academically?
DeSales University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 77% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1186, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $62,745 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,643 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.
72% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $61,295, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at DeSales University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (22%) and Visual & Performing Arts (8%).
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 (110 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (63 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (41 degrees)
- Biology, General (40 degrees)
- Marketing (38 degrees)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (35 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (35 degrees)
- Psychology, General (33 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (32 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (32 degrees)
What is Center Valley, PA like to live in?
DeSales University sits in Center Valley, a suburb of a large city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Lehigh County run close to both the Pennsylvania and national medians, around $77,493 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of Pennsylvania: a typical home is valued around $276,100, 15% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,326 a month is 14% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 23% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does DeSales University have a tennis program?
- Yes. DeSales University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, MAC Freedom) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, MAC Freedom), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the DeSales University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, DeSales University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 25% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 10 on the women's, 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 DeSales University give athletic aid for tennis?
- DeSales University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does DeSales University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,325 per men's player, 31% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,210 per women's player, 32% 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 DeSales University?
- DeSales University is in Center Valley, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does DeSales University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $62,745 a year, and an average net price of $31,643 after grants and scholarships.