St Lawrence University
Canton, NY · private, nonprofit · 1,918 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does St Lawrence University field?
St Lawrence University, in Canton, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 15 players against 14, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
St Lawrence University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 12 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Liberty League median of 10, by 50%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. St Lawrence University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the Liberty League median of 5, by 50%.
St Lawrence University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 12 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Liberty League median of 10, by 40%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. St Lawrence University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the Liberty League median of 4.5, by 56%.
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 St Lawrence University fund its athletes?
St Lawrence University reported 782 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 456 men and 326 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,863,403, about $3,128 per male athlete and $4,408 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 $141,339 for men's sports and $128,524 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $310 and $394 per athlete.
What is St Lawrence University like academically?
St Lawrence University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 54% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1371, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $82,000 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,651 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 65% of the sticker price on average.
79% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $67,258, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at St Lawrence University?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (12%) and Psychology (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business/Commerce, General (89 degrees)
- Economics (76 degrees)
- Psychology, General (67 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (55 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (55 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (47 degrees)
- Biology, General (40 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (37 degrees)
- Mathematics (23 degrees)
- International/Globalization Studies (21 degrees)
What is Canton, NY like to live in?
St Lawrence University sits in Canton, a remote town of about 7,222 people in St. Lawrence County, New York.
The median household in Canton earns about $62,438, which is far below the New York median ($84,578) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $182,900, 55% below the New York median and a typical rent of $775 a month is 51% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 28% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 26% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.0 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.
48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the New York average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does St Lawrence University have a tennis program?
- Yes. St Lawrence University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is St Lawrence University?
- St Lawrence University is in Canton, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does St Lawrence University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $82,000 a year, and an average net price of $28,651 after grants and scholarships.