Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA · private, nonprofit · 1,557 undergraduates
Saint Francis University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Saint Francis University listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 11 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Saint Francis University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $13,793 per male athlete and $19,296 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 $3,832 per men's player, 64% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,391 per women's player, 57% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Saint Francis University, in Loretto, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Northeast Conference and the Crossroads League.
Saint Francis University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2021 and as high as 12 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 12. Saint Francis University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Northeast Conference median of 5, by 40%.
Saint Francis University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. Saint Francis University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.2 players per coach, well below the Northeast Conference median of 4, by 45%.
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 Francis University fund its athletes?
Saint Francis University reported 516 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 280 men and 236 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $8,415,886 across all sports ($3,861,974 for men's sports, $4,553,912 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 spending was $91,443 for men's sports and $91,211 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $327 and $386 per athlete.
What is Saint Francis University like academically?
Saint Francis 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 1155, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $59,815 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,526 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 61% of the sticker price on average.
74% 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 $62,101, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Saint Francis University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 31% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (23%) and Education (7%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (45 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (39 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (37 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (35 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (21 degrees)
- Behavioral Sciences (16 degrees)
- Biology, General (16 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (16 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (15 degrees)
- Marketing (12 degrees)
What is Loretto, PA like to live in?
Saint Francis University sits in Loretto, a rural area of about 1,370 people in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Loretto, a median of about $61,591, sit below the Pennsylvania median and likewise below the national one, 22% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $187,500, 22% below the Pennsylvania median and a typical rent of $733 a month is 37% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 13 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 37% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 44% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 6.8 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.
53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Saint Francis University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Saint Francis University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Northeast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Crossroads League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Saint Francis University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Saint Francis University listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 11 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Saint Francis University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Saint Francis University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $13,793 per male athlete and $19,296 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 Saint Francis University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,832 per men's player, 64% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,391 per women's player, 57% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Saint Francis University?
- Saint Francis University is in Loretto, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Saint Francis University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $59,815 a year, and an average net price of $23,526 after grants and scholarships.