Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT · private, nonprofit · 7,087 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Sacred Heart University field?
Sacred Heart University, in Fairfield, CT, 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[FB 10].
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Sacred Heart University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division I median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the national median. Sacred Heart University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 28%.
Sacred Heart University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 11 in 2020 and as high as 15 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 12. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division I median of 9, by 33%, and about the same distance from the national median. Sacred Heart University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 25%.
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 Sacred Heart University fund its athletes?
Sacred Heart University reported 1,117 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 563 men and 554 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $15,679,229, about $13,839 per male athlete and $14,238 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 $215,226 for men's sports and $141,572 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $382 and $256 per athlete.
What is Sacred Heart University like academically?
Sacred Heart University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 65% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $69,289 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $46,174 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 33% of the sticker price on average.
73% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $75,059, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Sacred Heart University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (26%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (12%).
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 (190 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (148 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (134 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (114 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (109 degrees)
- Marketing (105 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (92 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (82 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (70 degrees)
- Biology, General (69 degrees)
What is Fairfield, CT like to live in?
Sacred Heart University sits in Fairfield, a suburb of a large city in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut.
The median household in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region earns about $87,135, which is about the Connecticut median ($93,760) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Connecticut: a typical home is valued around $397,000, 16% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,482 a month.
Commutes run long, about 31 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% take public transit.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 22% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Sacred Heart University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Sacred Heart University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10]) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[FB 10]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Sacred Heart University?
- Sacred Heart University is in Fairfield, CT, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Sacred Heart University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $69,289 a year, and an average net price of $46,174 after grants and scholarships.