University of Denver
Denver, CO · private, nonprofit · 6,025 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does University of Denver field?
University of Denver, in Denver, CO, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Summit League and the Summit League[C 13].
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
University of Denver's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. University of Denver lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
University of Denver's women's tennis roster has stayed between 7 and 8 players since 2020, and stood at 8 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. University of Denver lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division I 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 Denver fund its athletes?
University of Denver reported 371 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 193 men and 178 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $15,955,076, about $36,706 per male athlete and $49,836 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 $268,334 for men's sports and $252,337 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $1,390 and $1,418 per athlete.
What is University of Denver like academically?
University of Denver is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1355, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $78,476 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $36,131 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
76% 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 $71,155, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of Denver?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences (16%) and Psychology (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (146 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (135 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (107 degrees)
- Marketing (105 degrees)
- International Relations and National Security Studies (83 degrees)
- Biology, General (79 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (59 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (57 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (53 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (51 degrees)
What is Sherrelwood, CO like to live in?
University of Denver sits in Sherrelwood, a large city of about 19,000 people in Adams County, Colorado.
The median household in Sherrelwood earns about $73,849, which is below the Colorado median ($92,470) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $412,200, 18% below the Colorado median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,627 a month.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 32 against 39 nationally and 28% under 18.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Colorado average of 45%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Denver have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Denver fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Summit League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Summit League[C 13]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is University of Denver?
- University of Denver is in Denver, CO, in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States.
- How much does University of Denver cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $78,476 a year, and an average net price of $36,131 after grants and scholarships.