Howard University
Washington, DC · private, nonprofit · 10,108 undergraduates
Howard University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Howard University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Howard University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $22,077 per male athlete and $20,176 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 $5,125 per men's player, 51% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,219 per women's player, 49% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Howard University, in Washington, DC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Howard University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2021 and as high as 10 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 8. Howard University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 5.5, by 27%.
Howard University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2021 and as high as 11 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 10. Howard University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 4, by 25%.
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 Howard University fund its athletes?
Howard University reported 465 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 235 men and 230 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $9,828,459 across all sports ($5,187,982 for men's sports, $4,640,477 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 $47,770 for men's sports and $20,848 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $203 and $91 per athlete.
What is Howard University like academically?
Howard University is a large private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 41% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1213, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $54,630 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $50,539 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 7% of the sticker price on average.
40% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
70% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,066, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Howard University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 14% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Communication & Journalism and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Political Science and Government (121 degrees)
- Biology, General (118 degrees)
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (116 degrees)
- Psychology, General (86 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (80 degrees)
- Marketing (55 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (51 degrees)
- Computer Science (48 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (39 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (39 degrees)
What is Washington, DC like to live in?
Howard University sits in Washington, a large city of about 672,000 people in District of Columbia, District of Columbia.
The median household in Washington earns about $106,287, which is about the District of Columbia median ($106,287) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of District of Columbia, around $724,600 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,900 a month.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 10% of workers walk and 22% take public transit and 29% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 19% under 18 and 13% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Howard University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Howard University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Howard University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Howard University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Howard University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Howard University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $22,077 per male athlete and $20,176 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 Howard University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,125 per men's player, 51% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,219 per women's player, 49% 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 Howard University?
- Howard University is in Washington, DC, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Howard University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $54,630 a year, and an average net price of $50,539 after grants and scholarships.