Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · private, nonprofit · 13,233 undergraduates
Drexel University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Drexel University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Drexel University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $24,760 per male athlete and $27,312 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 $6,121 per men's player, 42% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,137 per women's player, 50% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Drexel University, in Philadelphia, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association.
Drexel University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Drexel University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well below the Coastal Athletic Association median of 6, by 25%.
Drexel University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Drexel University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 4.
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 Drexel University fund its athletes?
Drexel University reported 461 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 245 men and 216 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $11,965,492 across all sports ($6,066,159 for men's sports, $5,899,333 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 $172,686 for men's sports and $108,305 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $705 and $501 per athlete.
What is Drexel University like academically?
Drexel University is a large private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 79% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1345, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $76,835 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $38,509 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.
78% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 90% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $84,648, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Drexel University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Engineering, is 19% of degrees, with Health Professions, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
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 (581 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (299 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (206 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (184 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (169 degrees)
- Computer Science (168 degrees)
- Biology, General (167 degrees)
- Marketing (160 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (111 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (100 degrees)
What is Philadelphia, PA like to live in?
Drexel University sits in Philadelphia, a large city of about 1.6 million people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Philadelphia, a median of about $60,698, sit below the Pennsylvania median and likewise below the national one, 23% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Pennsylvania, around $232,400 and a typical rent of $1,323 a month is 14% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 32 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 8% of workers walk and 18% take public transit and 16% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 21% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Drexel University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Drexel University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Coastal Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Coastal Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Drexel University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Drexel University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Drexel University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Drexel University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $24,760 per male athlete and $27,312 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 Drexel University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,121 per men's player, 42% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,137 per women's player, 50% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Drexel University?
- Drexel University is in Philadelphia, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Drexel University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $76,835 a year, and an average net price of $38,509 after grants and scholarships.