Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA · private, nonprofit · 3,755 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Thomas Jefferson University field?
Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 9 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Thomas Jefferson University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2021 and as high as 13 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 9. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. Thomas Jefferson University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 13% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.
Thomas Jefferson University'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 II median of 9, by 33%, and about the same distance from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference median. Thomas Jefferson University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference 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 Thomas Jefferson University fund its athletes?
Thomas Jefferson University reported 291 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 120 men and 171 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,122,504, about $14,868 per male athlete and $13,674 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 $27,959 for men's sports and $30,157 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $233 and $176 per athlete.
What is Thomas Jefferson University like academically?
Thomas Jefferson University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1243, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $64,197 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,928 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
69% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 82% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $77,449, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Thomas Jefferson University?
Health Professions dominates: it accounts for 66% of degrees awarded, with Business, Management & Marketing a distant second at 8%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (466 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (138 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (71 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (57 degrees)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology (52 degrees)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (41 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (37 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (30 degrees)
- Psychology, General (30 degrees)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (21 degrees)
What is Philadelphia, PA like to live in?
Thomas Jefferson University sits in Philadelphia, a large city of about 1.6 million people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Philadelphia, a median of about $60,698, sit below the Pennsylvania median and likewise below the national one, 23% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Pennsylvania, around $232,400 and a typical rent of $1,323 a month is 14% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 32 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 8% of workers walk and 18% take public transit and 16% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 21% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Thomas Jefferson University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Thomas Jefferson University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Thomas Jefferson University?
- Thomas Jefferson University is in Philadelphia, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Thomas Jefferson University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $64,197 a year, and an average net price of $28,928 after grants and scholarships.