Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY · private, nonprofit · 2,444 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Vassar College field?
Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, NY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Vassar College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 17% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and in line with the Liberty League median of 10. Vassar College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Vassar College's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 12 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 11. That 2025 roster is 10% above the Liberty League median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Vassar College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 22% above the Liberty League median of 4.5.
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 Vassar College fund its athletes?
Vassar College reported 453 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 239 men and 214 women, close to an even split.
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 $45,545 for men's sports and $44,006 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $191 and $206 per athlete.
What is Vassar College like academically?
Vassar College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 19% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1494, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $87,419 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $39,343 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
91% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 95% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $71,366, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Vassar College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (18%) and Visual & Performing Arts (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Economics (56 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (53 degrees)
- Mathematics (49 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (46 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (41 degrees)
- Biology, General (41 degrees)
- Area Studies (30 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (29 degrees)
- History (29 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (29 degrees)
What is Poughkeepsie, NY like to live in?
Vassar College sits in Poughkeepsie, a suburb of a large city of about 32,000 people in Dutchess County, New York.
The median household in Poughkeepsie earns about $60,050, which is far below the New York median ($84,578) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $259,200, 36% below the New York median and a typical rent of $1,370 a month is 13% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% of workers walk and 6% take public transit.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 19% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the New York average of 40%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Vassar College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Vassar 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.
- Where is Vassar College?
- Vassar College is in Poughkeepsie, NY, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Vassar College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $87,419 a year, and an average net price of $39,343 after grants and scholarships.