Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA · public · 4,031 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg field?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, in Middletown, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the United East Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 13 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 13. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and well above the national median of 10, by 30%. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 19% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2023 and as high as 13 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 10, and 11% above the national median of 9. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 33%.
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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg fund its athletes?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg reported 285 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 152 men and 133 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 $38,552 for men's sports and $17,356 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $254 and $130 per athlete.
What is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg like academically?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 98% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1227, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $32,521 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,330 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 28% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,972 for PA residents and $26,958 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
26% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 82% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,435, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg?
Engineering is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Computer & Information Sciences (17%) and Business, Management & Marketing (16%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Mechanical Engineering (106 degrees)
- Civil Engineering (75 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (51 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (44 degrees)
- Biology, General (44 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 degrees)
- Psychology, General (38 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (37 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (33 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (32 degrees)
What is Middletown, PA like to live in?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg sits in Middletown, a suburb of a large city of about 9,567 people in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Middletown, a median of about $54,778, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 30% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $159,800, 34% below the Pennsylvania median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,145 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg have a tennis program?
- Yes. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, United East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg?
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is in Middletown, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $32,521 a year, and an average net price of $23,330 after grants and scholarships.