University of Dayton
Dayton, OH · private, nonprofit · 7,682 undergraduates
University of Dayton tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Dayton listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. University of Dayton does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,786 per male athlete and $19,086 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 $14,078 per men's player, 34% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $7,136 per women's player, 30% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of Dayton, in Dayton, OH, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Atlantic 10 Conference[FB 8].
University of Dayton's men's tennis roster has stayed between 11 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 11 in 2025. University of Dayton lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
University of Dayton's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. University of Dayton lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Atlantic 10 Conference[FB 8] median of 4.
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 University of Dayton fund its athletes?
University of Dayton reported 427 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 249 men and 178 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,580,831 across all sports ($3,183,597 for men's sports, $3,397,234 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 $284,118 for men's sports and $217,494 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,141 and $1,222 per athlete.
What is University of Dayton like academically?
University of Dayton is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 65% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1335, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $65,881 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $29,533 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
80% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 89% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $75,537, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of Dayton?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Engineering (17%) and Health Professions (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Mechanical Engineering (214 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (186 degrees)
- Marketing (168 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (141 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (111 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (103 degrees)
- Psychology, General (79 degrees)
- Biology, General (64 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (61 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (60 degrees)
What is Riverside, OH like to live in?
University of Dayton sits in Riverside, a mid-sized city of about 24,000 people in Montgomery County, Ohio.
Household incomes in Riverside, a median of about $59,271, sit below the Ohio median and likewise below the national one, 25% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $139,100, 30% below the Ohio median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,015 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 24% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Ohio average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Dayton have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Dayton fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference[FB 8]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Dayton tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Dayton listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does University of Dayton give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Dayton does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,786 per male athlete and $19,086 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 University of Dayton spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $14,078 per men's player, 34% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $7,136 per women's player, 30% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is University of Dayton?
- University of Dayton is in Dayton, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does University of Dayton cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,881 a year, and an average net price of $29,533 after grants and scholarships.