McDaniel College
Westminster, MD · private, nonprofit · 1,617 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does McDaniel College field?
McDaniel College, in Westminster, MD, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Centennial Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
McDaniel College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 12, by 25%, and 10% below the Centennial Conference median of 10. McDaniel College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 44%.
McDaniel College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and in line with the Centennial Conference median of 10. McDaniel College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 40%.
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 McDaniel College fund its athletes?
McDaniel College reported 529 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 335 men and 194 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
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 $48,447 for men's sports and $37,383 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $145 and $193 per athlete.
What is McDaniel College like academically?
McDaniel College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $65,294 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,916 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 66% of the sticker price on average.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $60,663, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at McDaniel College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 13% of degrees, with Parks, Recreation & Fitness, Psychology and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (50 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (37 degrees)
- Psychology, General (23 degrees)
- Sociology (20 degrees)
- Social Work (18 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (17 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (17 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (15 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (14 degrees)
- Biology, General (13 degrees)
What is Westminster, MD like to live in?
McDaniel College sits in Westminster, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 20,000 people in Carroll County, Maryland.
The median household in Westminster earns about $79,431, which is below the Maryland median ($101,652) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $318,100, 20% below the Maryland median and a typical rent of $1,410 a month is 15% under the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 17% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.
35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Maryland average of 43%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does McDaniel College have a tennis program?
- Yes. McDaniel College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Centennial Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Centennial Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is McDaniel College?
- McDaniel College is in Westminster, MD, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does McDaniel College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,294 a year, and an average net price of $21,916 after grants and scholarships.