Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH · private, nonprofit · 992 undergraduates
Franklin Pierce University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Franklin Pierce University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Franklin Pierce University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $243 per male athlete and $540 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 $1,035 per men's player, 57% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $804 per women's player, 69% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Franklin Pierce University, in Rindge, NH, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference and the East Coast Conference.
Franklin Pierce University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Franklin Pierce University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.
Franklin Pierce University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Franklin Pierce University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Northeast-10 Conference median of 7, by 43%.
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 Franklin Pierce University fund its athletes?
Franklin Pierce University reported 583 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 383 men and 200 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $201,000 across all sports ($93,000 for men's sports, $108,000 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 $34,566 for men's sports and $19,026 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $90 and $95 per athlete.
What is Franklin Pierce University like academically?
Franklin Pierce University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 93% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1175, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $64,185 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,154 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 58% of the sticker price on average.
54% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 74% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,353, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Franklin Pierce University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (19%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (7%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (68 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (36 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (26 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (22 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (22 degrees)
- Marketing (22 degrees)
- Psychology, General (21 degrees)
- Biology, General (16 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (15 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (14 degrees)
What is Rindge, NH like to live in?
Franklin Pierce University sits in Rindge, a rural area in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
The median household in Cheshire County earns about $81,001, which is below the New Hampshire median ($95,628) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $257,200, 30% below the New Hampshire median and a typical rent of $1,220 a month is 14% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 44 against 39, with 22% aged 65 or over.
35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the New Hampshire average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Franklin Pierce University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Franklin Pierce University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Northeast-10 Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, East Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Franklin Pierce University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Franklin Pierce University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II 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 Franklin Pierce University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Franklin Pierce University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $243 per male athlete and $540 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 Franklin Pierce University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,035 per men's player, 57% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $804 per women's player, 69% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Franklin Pierce University?
- Franklin Pierce University is in Rindge, NH, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Franklin Pierce University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $64,185 a year, and an average net price of $27,154 after grants and scholarships.