Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD · public · 6,057 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Salisbury University field?
Salisbury University, in Salisbury, MD, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Salisbury University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 14 players in 2025, down from 16 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 17% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, and about the same distance from the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference median. Salisbury University 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%.
Salisbury University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and in line with the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference median of 9. Salisbury University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 20% above the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference median of 3.8.
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 Salisbury University fund its athletes?
Salisbury University reported 596 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 366 men and 230 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
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 $9,972 for men's sports and $11,459 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $27 and $50 per athlete.
What is Salisbury University like academically?
Salisbury University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1252, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $28,310 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,743 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 37% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,084 for MD residents and $22,174 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $61,515, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Salisbury University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 17% of degrees, with Health Professions, Education and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Communication and Media Studies (156 degrees)
- Psychology, General (148 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (145 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (135 degrees)
- Social Work (103 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (99 degrees)
- Biology, General (88 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (78 degrees)
- Marketing (71 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (57 degrees)
What is Salisbury, MD like to live in?
Salisbury University sits in Salisbury, a suburb of about 33,000 people in Wicomico County, Maryland.
Household incomes in Salisbury, a median of about $56,402, sit far below the Maryland median and likewise far below the national one, 28% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $217,500, 45% below the Maryland median and a typical rent of $1,247 a month is 25% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.0 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Maryland average of 43%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Salisbury University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Salisbury University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Coast to Coast Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Coast to Coast Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Salisbury University?
- Salisbury University is in Salisbury, MD, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Salisbury University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,310 a year, and an average net price of $17,743 after grants and scholarships.