Does Lesley University have a tennis program?

Yes. Lesley University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Atlantic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Atlantic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Lesley University?

Lesley University is in Cambridge, MA, in the New England region of the United States.

How much does Lesley University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,538 a year, and an average net price of $31,152 after grants and scholarships.

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA · private, nonprofit · 1,122 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Lesley University field?

Lesley University, in Cambridge, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the North Atlantic Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Lesley University's men's tennis roster has grown over a year, from 8 players in 2024 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and well above the national median of 10, by 30%. Lesley University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 13 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 144%.

Lesley University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. Lesley University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 60%.

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 Lesley University fund its athletes?

Lesley University reported 167 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 86 men and 81 women, close to an even split.

It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.

Recruiting spending was $8,176 for men's sports and $7,598 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $95 and $94 per athlete.

What is Lesley University like academically?

Lesley University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 97% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $51,538 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,152 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.

58% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,173, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Lesley University?

Visual & Performing Arts is the largest field at 34% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (13%) and Education (12%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Psychology, General (89 degrees)
Design and Applied Arts (70 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (54 degrees)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (49 degrees)
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (32 degrees)
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (28 degrees)
Visual and Performing Arts, General (27 degrees)
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (25 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (17 degrees)
Fine and Studio Arts (15 degrees)

What is Cambridge, MA like to live in?

Lesley 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 Lesley University have a tennis program?: Yes. Lesley University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Atlantic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, North Atlantic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Lesley University?: Lesley University is in Cambridge, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Lesley University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,538 a year, and an average net price of $31,152 after grants and scholarships.