Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA · private, nonprofit · 5,350 undergraduates
Duquesne University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Duquesne 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. Duquesne University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $23,120 per male athlete and $19,043 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 $5,744 per men's player, 45% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $6,317 per women's player, 38% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Duquesne University, in Pittsburgh, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Atlantic 10 Conference[FB 8].
Duquesne University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Duquesne 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 I median of 4.5, by 33%.
Duquesne University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 7 and 8 players since 2020, and stood at 8 in 2025. Duquesne University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the Atlantic 10 Conference median of 4, 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 Duquesne University fund its athletes?
Duquesne University reported 522 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 227 men and 295 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $10,865,910 across all sports ($5,248,226 for men's sports, $5,617,684 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 $333,142 for men's sports and $134,023 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,468 and $454 per athlete.
What is Duquesne University like academically?
Duquesne University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 84% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1276, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $67,776 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $37,730 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
77% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $74,742, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Duquesne University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 39% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (13%) and Education (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 (257 degrees)
- Biology, General (109 degrees)
- Marketing (105 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (81 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (68 degrees)
- Psychology, General (68 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (63 degrees)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (62 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (55 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (44 degrees)
What is Pittsburgh, PA like to live in?
Duquesne University sits in Pittsburgh, a large city of about 304,000 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Pittsburgh, a median of about $64,137, sit below the Pennsylvania median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $193,200, 20% below the Pennsylvania median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,221 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 10% of workers walk and 12% take public transit and 20% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 34 is younger than the country's 39.
48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Duquesne University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Duquesne University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference[FB 8]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Duquesne University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Duquesne 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 Duquesne University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Duquesne University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $23,120 per male athlete and $19,043 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 Duquesne University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,744 per men's player, 45% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $6,317 per women's player, 38% 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 Duquesne University?
- Duquesne University is in Pittsburgh, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Duquesne University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $67,776 a year, and an average net price of $37,730 after grants and scholarships.