Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · private, nonprofit · 1,613 undergraduates
Swarthmore College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Swarthmore College listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster and 16 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Swarthmore College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,470 per men's player, 29% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,985 per women's player, 11% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Swarthmore College, in Swarthmore, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Centennial Conference.
Swarthmore College's men's tennis roster has stayed between 15 and 16 players since 2020, and stood at 16 in 2025. Swarthmore College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.3 players per coach, well above the Centennial Conference median of 4.1, by 31%.
Swarthmore College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 16 in 2025. Swarthmore College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the Centennial Conference median of 3.8, by 113%.
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 Swarthmore College fund its athletes?
Swarthmore College reported 438 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 211 men and 227 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 $27,229 for men's sports and $54,215 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $129 and $239 per athlete.
What is Swarthmore College like academically?
Swarthmore College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 7% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1534, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $84,103 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,149 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 72% of the sticker price on average.
92% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 94% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $80,257, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Swarthmore College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Computer & Information Sciences (13%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Economics (80 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (54 degrees)
- Mathematics (53 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (36 degrees)
- Biology, General (30 degrees)
- Engineering, General (28 degrees)
- History (23 degrees)
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (22 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (21 degrees)
- Education, Other (19 degrees)
What is Swarthmore, PA like to live in?
Swarthmore College sits in Swarthmore, a suburb of a large city of about 6,524 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Swarthmore, a median of about $146,992, sit far above the Pennsylvania median and likewise far above the national one, 87% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Pennsylvania: a typical home is valued around $557,900, 132% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,493 a month is 28% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 22% of workers walk and 8% take public transit and 18% work from home.
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 34 is younger than the country's 39.
79% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Swarthmore College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Swarthmore College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Centennial Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Centennial Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Swarthmore College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Swarthmore College listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster and 16 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Swarthmore College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Swarthmore College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Swarthmore College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,470 per men's player, 29% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,985 per women's player, 11% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Swarthmore College?
- Swarthmore College is in Swarthmore, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Swarthmore College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $84,103 a year, and an average net price of $23,149 after grants and scholarships.