SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY · public · 3,197 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does SUNY at Purchase College field?
SUNY at Purchase College, in Purchase, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
SUNY at Purchase College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and well above the national median of 10, by 30%. SUNY at Purchase College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
SUNY at Purchase College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 40%, and about the same distance from the national median. SUNY at Purchase College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 40%.
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 SUNY at Purchase College fund its athletes?
SUNY at Purchase College reported 245 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 151 men and 94 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 $3,454 for men's sports and $6,515 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $23 and $69 per athlete.
What is SUNY at Purchase College like academically?
SUNY at Purchase College is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 74% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1312, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $29,043 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,913 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 35% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $8,953 for NY residents and $19,203 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,092, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at SUNY at Purchase College?
Visual & Performing Arts dominates: it accounts for 52% of degrees awarded, with Communication & Journalism a distant second at 13%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (149 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (80 degrees)
- Psychology, General (66 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (65 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (62 degrees)
- Dance (56 degrees)
- Music (53 degrees)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (43 degrees)
- History (39 degrees)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (34 degrees)
What is Harrison, NY like to live in?
SUNY at Purchase College sits in Harrison, a suburb of a large city of about 29,000 people in Westchester County, New York.
Household incomes in Harrison, a median of about $153,273, sit far above the New York median and likewise far above the national one, 95% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of New York: a typical home is valued around $1,001,900, 149% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,585 a month is 64% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 29 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% of workers walk and 17% 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 37 is close to the country's 39.
60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the New York average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does SUNY at Purchase College have a tennis program?
- Yes. SUNY at Purchase College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is SUNY at Purchase College?
- SUNY at Purchase College is in Purchase, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does SUNY at Purchase College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $29,043 a year, and an average net price of $18,913 after grants and scholarships.