Tufts University
Medford, MA · private, nonprofit · 7,061 undergraduates
Tufts University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Tufts University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster and 14 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Tufts University 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 $5,154 per men's player, 169% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $6,387 per women's player, 258% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Tufts University, in Medford, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
Tufts University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 15 players in 2025, down from 17 in 2020. Tufts University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 41%.
Tufts University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. Tufts University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above 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 Tufts University fund its athletes?
Tufts University reported 919 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 532 men and 387 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 $94,184 for men's sports and $44,639 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $177 and $115 per athlete.
What is Tufts University like academically?
Tufts University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 11% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1513, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $88,300 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $39,998 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
94% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 96% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $83,214, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Tufts University?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Engineering (13%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Economics (198 degrees)
- Computer Science (171 degrees)
- Biology, General (138 degrees)
- International Relations and National Security Studies (133 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (90 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (71 degrees)
- Public Health (71 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (66 degrees)
- Biopsychology (66 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (55 degrees)
What is Medford, MA like to live in?
Tufts University sits in Medford, a suburb of a large city of about 59,000 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Medford earns about $118,089, which is above the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $715,500, 36% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,477 a month is 47% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 31 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 14% take public transit and 22% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 13% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Tufts University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Tufts University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Tufts University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Tufts University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster and 14 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 Tufts University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Tufts University 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 Tufts University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,154 per men's player, 169% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $6,387 per women's player, 258% 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 Tufts University?
- Tufts University is in Medford, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Tufts University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $88,300 a year, and an average net price of $39,998 after grants and scholarships.