Does Stanford University have a tennis program?

Yes. Stanford University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Stanford University?

Stanford University is in Stanford, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.

How much does Stanford University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $87,833 a year, and an average net price of $13,807 after grants and scholarships.

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · private, nonprofit · 7,554 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Stanford University field?

Stanford University, in Stanford, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The women's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Stanford University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 12, by 33%, and 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10. Stanford University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 41%.

Stanford University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 10. Stanford University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 3.3, by 50%.

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 Stanford University fund its athletes?

Stanford University reported 838 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 404 men and 434 women, close to an even split.

Athletically related student aid came to $39,701,051, about $48,628 per male athlete and $46,211 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 $1,703,976 for men's sports and $1,035,267 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $4,218 and $2,385 per athlete.

What is Stanford University like academically?

Stanford University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 4% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1553, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $87,833 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,807 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 84% of the sticker price on average.

92% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 98% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $124,080, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Stanford University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Computer & Information Sciences, is 19% of degrees, with Engineering, Multidisciplinary Studies and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Computer Science (277 degrees)
Human Biology (114 degrees)
Economics (108 degrees)
Engineering, Other (91 degrees)
Political Science and Government (78 degrees)
Engineering-Related Fields (77 degrees)
Mathematics (71 degrees)
Research and Experimental Psychology (71 degrees)
Cognitive Science (64 degrees)
International Relations and National Security Studies (64 degrees)

What is Stanford, CA like to live in?

Stanford University sits in Stanford, a suburb of a large city of about 18,000 people in Santa Clara County, California.

The median household in Stanford earns about $70,651, which is far below the California median ($96,334) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $2,000,001, 188% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,925 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 21% of workers walk and 21% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 29% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.5 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.

91% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Stanford University have a tennis program?: Yes. Stanford University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Stanford University?: Stanford University is in Stanford, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
How much does Stanford University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $87,833 a year, and an average net price of $13,807 after grants and scholarships.