Washington College
Chestertown, MD · private, nonprofit · 891 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Washington College field?
Washington College, in Chestertown, MD, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Centennial Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Washington College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 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 Centennial Conference median of 10. Washington College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 22% above the Centennial Conference median of 4.1.
Washington College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and about the same distance from the Centennial Conference median. Washington College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 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 Washington College fund its athletes?
Washington College reported 385 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 214 men and 171 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 $20,324 for men's sports and $19,300 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $95 and $113 per athlete.
What is Washington College like academically?
Washington College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 57% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1280, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $73,314 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,898 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 62% of the sticker price on average.
65% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $65,518, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Washington College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (15%) and Natural Resources & Conservation (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (50 degrees)
- Psychology, General (34 degrees)
- Biology, General (26 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (20 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (20 degrees)
- Economics (19 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (18 degrees)
- History (12 degrees)
- Computer Science (11 degrees)
- Sociology (9 degrees)
What is Chestertown, MD like to live in?
Washington College sits in Chestertown, a town well outside any metro area of about 5,548 people in Kent County, Maryland.
Household incomes in Chestertown, a median of about $47,047, sit far below the Maryland median and likewise far below the national one, 40% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $333,900, 16% below the Maryland median and a typical rent of $1,090 a month is 34% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 23% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.3 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Washington College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Washington College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Centennial Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Centennial Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Washington College?
- Washington College is in Chestertown, MD, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Washington College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $73,314 a year, and an average net price of $27,898 after grants and scholarships.