Union College
Schenectady, NY · private, nonprofit · 2,046 undergraduates
Union College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Union College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both in line with their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Union College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $2,691 per male athlete and $3,444 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,683 per men's player, 92% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $3,505 per women's player, 96% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Union College, in Schenectady, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League.
Union College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2020 and as high as 16 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 12. Union College lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.4 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 55%.
Union College's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2024 and as high as 13 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 10. Union College lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.5 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 50%.
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 Union College fund its athletes?
Union College reported 556 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 326 men and 230 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,669,318 across all sports ($877,128 for men's sports, $792,190 for women's); 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 $87,569 for men's sports and $66,541 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $269 and $289 per athlete.
What is Union College like academically?
Union College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 44% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1395, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $84,561 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $34,561 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.
80% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 90% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $88,604, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Union College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Engineering (20%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (14%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Economics (98 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (47 degrees)
- Biology, General (46 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (44 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (40 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (31 degrees)
- Mathematics (25 degrees)
- Sociology (21 degrees)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering (20 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (20 degrees)
What is Schenectady, NY like to live in?
Union College sits in Schenectady, a small city of about 69,000 people in Schenectady County, New York.
Household incomes in Schenectady, a median of about $56,398, sit far below the New York median and likewise far below the national one, 28% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $152,000, 62% below the New York median and a typical rent of $1,109 a month is 30% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk and 8% take public transit.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 20% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the New York average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Union College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Union College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Liberty League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Union College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Union College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both in line with 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 Union College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Union College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $2,691 per male athlete and $3,444 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Union College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,683 per men's player, 92% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $3,505 per women's player, 96% 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 Union College?
- Union College is in Schenectady, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Union College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $84,561 a year, and an average net price of $34,561 after grants and scholarships.