Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO · private, nonprofit · 7,857 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Washington University in St Louis field?
Washington University in St Louis, in St. Louis, MO, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the University Athletic Association.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 13, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Washington University in St Louis's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 13 in 2020 and as high as 16 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 13. That 2025 roster is 13% below the University Athletic Association median of 15, and in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12. Washington University in St Louis lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the University Athletic Association median of 6.7, by 51%.
Washington University in St Louis's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 12 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 40%, and 12% above the University Athletic Association median of 13. Washington University in St Louis lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 40%.
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 University in St Louis fund its athletes?
Washington University in St Louis reported 519 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 294 men and 225 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
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 $59,966 for men's sports and $52,367 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $204 and $233 per athlete.
What is Washington University in St Louis like academically?
Washington University in St Louis is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 12% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1530, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $88,488 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,786 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 75% of the sticker price on average.
94% 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 $86,182, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Washington University in St Louis?
No single field dominates: the largest, Engineering, is 14% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Social Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Computer Science (205 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (189 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (181 degrees)
- Economics (105 degrees)
- Anthropology (91 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (89 degrees)
- Biology, General (87 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (82 degrees)
- Marketing (79 degrees)
- Mathematics (77 degrees)
What is Clayton, MO like to live in?
Washington University in St Louis sits in Clayton, a suburb of a large city of about 17,000 people in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Household incomes in Clayton, a median of about $128,898, sit far above the Missouri median and likewise far above the national one, 64% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Missouri: a typical home is valued around $799,200, 271% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,648 a month is 65% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 12% of workers walk and 19% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 29 against 39 nationally and 18% under 18.
84% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Missouri average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Washington University in St Louis have a tennis program?
- Yes. Washington University in St Louis fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, University Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, University Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Washington University in St Louis?
- Washington University in St Louis is in St. Louis, MO, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Washington University in St Louis cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $88,488 a year, and an average net price of $21,786 after grants and scholarships.