Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Ponce, PR · private, nonprofit · 3,874 undergraduates
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce listed 4 players on the men's tennis roster and 5 on the women's, both below their independent medians of 7 and 7. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $2,618 per male athlete and $2,204 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 $191 per men's player, 73% below the independent median of $699, and $199 per women's player, 74% below the independent median of $753.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce, in Ponce, PR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in independent.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 4 in 2020 and as high as 5 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 4. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 24% below the independent median of 5.3.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 4 players in 2020 to 5 in 2025. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, in line with the independent median of 5.
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 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce fund its athletes?
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce reported 246 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 121 men and 125 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $592,334 across all sports ($316,831 for men's sports, $275,503 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 expenses were reported as zero for both men's and women's sports, so outreach to this program will mostly need to come from the recruit's side.
What is Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce like academically?
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is a mid-sized private, nonprofit 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 1300, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $20,508 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,192 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 36% of the sticker price on average.
81% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
49% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $24,908, in the bottom quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce?
Biological & Biomedical Sciences is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (19%) and Business, Management & Marketing (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (189 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (110 degrees)
- Psychology, General (62 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (60 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (47 degrees)
- Social Work (34 degrees)
- Criminology (28 degrees)
- Architecture (27 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (26 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (25 degrees)
What is Ponce zona urbana, PR like to live in?
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce sits in Ponce zona urbana, a mid-sized city of about 110,000 people in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Household incomes in Ponce zona urbana, a median of about $18,650, sit far below the Puerto Rico median and likewise far below the national one, 76% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $109,900, 12% below the Puerto Rico median and rents are typical for the state, about $506 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 44 against 39, with 25% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce have a tennis program?
- Yes. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce fields men's tennis (independent) and women's tennis (independent), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce listed 4 players on the men's tennis roster and 5 on the women's, both below their independent medians of 7 and 7. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce give athletic aid for tennis?
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $2,618 per male athlete and $2,204 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 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $191 per men's player, 73% below the independent median of $699, and $199 per women's player, 74% below the independent median of $753. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce?
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is in Ponce, PR, in the Outlying Areas region of the United States.
- How much does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $20,508 a year, and an average net price of $13,192 after grants and scholarships.