Niagara University
Niagara University, NY · private, nonprofit · 2,653 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Niagara University field?
Niagara University, in Niagara University, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Niagara University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 12, by 39%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Niagara University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
Niagara University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 22% below the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Niagara University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
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 Niagara University fund its athletes?
Niagara University reported 356 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 155 men and 201 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,391,211, about $19,202 per male athlete and $16,990 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $91,523 for men's sports and $86,526 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $590 and $430 per athlete.
What is Niagara University like academically?
Niagara University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1168, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,632 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,248 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 67% of the sticker price on average.
75% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,196, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Niagara University?
Education is the largest field at 36% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (19%) and Health Professions (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Education, General (137 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (88 degrees)
- Criminology (61 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (40 degrees)
- Biology, General (36 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (35 degrees)
- Special Education and Teaching (31 degrees)
- Marketing (27 degrees)
- Hospitality Administration/Management (27 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (25 degrees)
What is Niagara University, NY like to live in?
Niagara University sits in Niagara University, a suburb of a large city of about 1,341 people in Niagara County, New York.
Household incomes in Niagara County, a median of about $67,809, sit below the New York median and likewise below the national one, 14% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $177,400, 56% below the New York median and a typical rent of $870 a month is 45% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 13 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 44% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 27% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.1 times the national share, and the median age of 19 is younger than the country's 39.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the New York average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Niagara University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Niagara University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Niagara University?
- Niagara University is in Niagara University, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Niagara University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,632 a year, and an average net price of $17,248 after grants and scholarships.