Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA · private, nonprofit · 1,916 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Saint Ambrose University field?
Saint Ambrose University, in Davenport, IA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2026).
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 17 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Saint Ambrose University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2021 and as high as 14 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is in line with the NAIA median of 11, and about the same distance from the national median. Saint Ambrose University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well below the NAIA median of 7, by 29%.
Saint Ambrose University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 17 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NAIA median of 9, by 89%, and about the same distance from the national median. Saint Ambrose University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 8.5 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 70%.
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 Saint Ambrose University fund its athletes?
Saint Ambrose University reported 949 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 603 men and 346 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,398,948, about $5,050 per male athlete and $3,913 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 $80,463 for men's sports and $56,731 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $133 and $164 per athlete.
What is Saint Ambrose University like academically?
Saint Ambrose University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 77% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1093.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,141 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,691 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.
61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,531, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Saint Ambrose University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (17%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (75 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (69 degrees)
- Psychology, General (45 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (38 degrees)
- Marketing (37 degrees)
- Biology, General (32 degrees)
- Social Work (23 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (23 degrees)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (19 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (19 degrees)
What is Davenport, IA like to live in?
Saint Ambrose University sits in Davenport, a mid-sized city of about 101,000 people in Scott County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Davenport, a median of about $64,497, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $162,900, 17% below the Iowa median and rents are typical for the state, about $930 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 21% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Saint Ambrose University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Saint Ambrose University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2026)) and women's tennis (NAIA, Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2026)), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Saint Ambrose University?
- Saint Ambrose University is in Davenport, IA, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Saint Ambrose University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,141 a year, and an average net price of $24,691 after grants and scholarships.