Fordham University
Bronx, NY · private, nonprofit · 10,512 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Fordham University field?
Fordham University, in Bronx, NY, 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].
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Fordham University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2024 and as high as 11 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. Fordham University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 26%.
Fordham University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Atlantic 10 Conference[FB 8] median of 8. Fordham 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 Atlantic 10 Conference[FB 8] 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 Fordham University fund its athletes?
Fordham University reported 554 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 324 men and 230 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $19,595,500, about $33,509 per male athlete and $37,994 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $551,360 for men's sports and $245,807 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,702 and $1,069 per athlete.
What is Fordham University like academically?
Fordham University is a large private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 59% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1418, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $82,762 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $44,338 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
82% 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 $85,569, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Fordham University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Finance and Financial Management Services (229 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (198 degrees)
- Psychology, General (164 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (156 degrees)
- International Business (153 degrees)
- Economics (147 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (131 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (116 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (98 degrees)
- Biology, General (96 degrees)
What is New York, NY like to live in?
Fordham University sits in New York, a large city of about 8.5 million people in Bronx County, New York.
Household incomes in New York run close to both the New York and national medians, around $79,713 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of New York: a typical home is valued around $751,700, 87% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,779 a month is 13% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 41 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 9% of workers walk and 46% take public transit and 15% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 20% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Fordham University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Fordham 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.
- Where is Fordham University?
- Fordham University is in Bronx, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Fordham University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $82,762 a year, and an average net price of $44,338 after grants and scholarships.