Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · private, nonprofit · 7,601 undergraduates
Harvard University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Harvard University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster and 13 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Harvard University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $21,571 per men's player, 105% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $23,869 per women's player, 133% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Harvard University, in Cambridge, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Ivy League.
Harvard University's men's tennis roster has stayed between 12 and 14 players since 2020, and stood at 13 in 2025. Harvard University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 13% above the Ivy League median of 3.8.
Harvard University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 13 players in 2025, down from 16 in 2020. Harvard University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 18% above the Ivy League median of 3.7.
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 Harvard University fund its athletes?
Harvard University reported 1,058 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 597 men and 461 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division I: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $1,373,131 for men's sports and $637,479 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $2,300 and $1,383 per athlete.
What is Harvard University like academically?
Harvard University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 4% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1553, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $85,540 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,066 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 78% of the sticker price on average.
98% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 98% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $101,817, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Harvard University?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 30% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (12%) and Mathematics & Statistics (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Social Sciences, General (195 degrees)
- Economics (186 degrees)
- Computer Science (173 degrees)
- History (139 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (121 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (86 degrees)
- Applied Mathematics (80 degrees)
- Mathematics (77 degrees)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (75 degrees)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (73 degrees)
What is Cambridge, MA like to live in?
Harvard University sits in Cambridge, a mid-sized city of about 118,000 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Cambridge earns about $126,469, which is above the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $1,040,500, 98% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,742 a month is 63% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 19% of workers walk and 19% take public transit and 28% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.3 times the national share, and the median age of 31 is younger than the country's 39.
80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Harvard University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Harvard University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Ivy League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Ivy League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Harvard University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Harvard University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster and 13 on the women's, both above 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 Harvard University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Harvard University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing; 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 Harvard University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $21,571 per men's player, 105% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $23,869 per women's player, 133% above 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 Harvard University?
- Harvard University is in Cambridge, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Harvard University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $85,540 a year, and an average net price of $19,066 after grants and scholarships.