Rhode Island College
Providence, RI · public · 5,049 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Rhode Island College field?
Rhode Island College, in Providence, RI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Little East Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Rhode Island College's men's tennis roster has grown over 4 years, from 9 players in 2021 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Little East Conference median of 10, by 40%, and 17% above the NCAA Division III median of 12. Rhode Island College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 31%.
Rhode Island College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Little East Conference median of 9, by 33%, and 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Rhode Island College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the Little East Conference 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 Rhode Island College fund its athletes?
Rhode Island College reported 321 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 162 men and 159 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 $2,415 for men's sports and $2,686 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $15 and $17 per athlete.
What is Rhode Island College like academically?
Rhode Island College is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 92% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 990.
The full cost of attendance is around $17,454 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,478 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,300 for RI residents and $27,299 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
42% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,318, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Rhode Island College?
Health Professions is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (19%) and Public Administration & Social Service (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (151 degrees)
- Psychology, General (144 degrees)
- Social Work (101 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (61 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (61 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (61 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (58 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (55 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (50 degrees)
- Computer Science (44 degrees)
What is Providence, RI like to live in?
Rhode Island College sits in Providence, a suburb of a large city of about 190,000 people in Providence County, Rhode Island.
Household incomes in Providence, a median of about $66,772, sit below the Rhode Island median and likewise below the national one, 15% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $322,800, 12% below the Rhode Island median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,333 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 7% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Rhode Island College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Rhode Island College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Little East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Little East Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Rhode Island College?
- Rhode Island College is in Providence, RI, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Rhode Island College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $17,454 a year, and an average net price of $9,478 after grants and scholarships.