University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
San Juan, PR · public · 8,572 undergraduates
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 7 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $1,313 per male athlete and $1,580 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 $1,103 per men's player, 54% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $271 per women's player, 90% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, in San Juan, PR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Independent.
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 7 in 2025. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 30%.
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 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras fund its athletes?
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras reported 304 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 164 men and 140 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $436,600 across all sports ($215,400 for men's sports, $221,200 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 expenses were reported as zero for both men's and women's sports, so outreach to this program will mostly need to come from the recruit's side.
What is University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras like academically?
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 55% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $15,118 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,175 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 39% of the sticker price on average.
66% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
50% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $35,723, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (13%) and Psychology (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (216 degrees)
- Psychology, General (137 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (122 degrees)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (113 degrees)
- Marketing (107 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (75 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (70 degrees)
- Social Work (68 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (66 degrees)
- Chemistry (64 degrees)
What is San Juan zona urbana, PR like to live in?
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras sits in San Juan zona urbana, a large city of about 321,000 people in San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico.
The median household in San Juan zona urbana earns about $27,500, which is about the Puerto Rico median ($25,096) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Puerto Rico: a typical home is valued around $174,000, 40% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $598 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 45 against 39, with 25% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Independent) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Independent), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 7 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 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 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $1,313 per male athlete and $1,580 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 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,103 per men's player, 54% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $271 per women's player, 90% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. 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 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras?
- University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras is in San Juan, PR, in the Outlying Areas region of the United States.
- How much does University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $15,118 a year, and an average net price of $9,175 after grants and scholarships.