Does Suffolk University have a tennis program?

Yes. Suffolk University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference of New England) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference of New England), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Suffolk University?

Suffolk University is in Boston, MA, in the New England region of the United States.

How much does Suffolk University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,281 a year, and an average net price of $29,618 after grants and scholarships.

Suffolk University

Boston, MA · private, nonprofit · 4,268 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Suffolk University field?

Suffolk University, in Boston, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Conference of New England.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 9 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Suffolk University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Conference of New England median of 12, by 25%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Suffolk University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 16% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.

Suffolk University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 20% below the Conference of New England median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Suffolk University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the Conference of New England median of 5, by 60%.

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 Suffolk University fund its athletes?

Suffolk University reported 353 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 170 men and 183 women, close to an even split.

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 $2,704 for men's sports and $2,779 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $16 and $15 per athlete.

What is Suffolk University like academically?

Suffolk University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 82% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1216, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.

The full cost of attendance is around $65,281 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $29,618 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.

61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 75% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $67,506, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Suffolk University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 35% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences (10%) and Psychology (9%).

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

Marketing (121 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (114 degrees)
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (96 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (93 degrees)
Non-Professional Legal Studies (82 degrees)
Psychology, General (73 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (63 degrees)
Political Science and Government (62 degrees)
Sociology (48 degrees)
Biology, General (47 degrees)

What is Boston, MA like to live in?

Suffolk University sits in Boston, a large city of about 664,000 people in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

The median household in Boston earns about $94,755, which is about the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but above the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $710,400, 35% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,093 a month is 24% over the state figure.

Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 14% of workers walk and 24% take public transit and 19% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.

54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Suffolk University have a tennis program?: Yes. Suffolk University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference of New England) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference of New England), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Suffolk University?: Suffolk University is in Boston, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Suffolk University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,281 a year, and an average net price of $29,618 after grants and scholarships.