Does Wesleyan University have a tennis program?

Yes. Wesleyan University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern States Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Wesleyan University?

Wesleyan University is in Middletown, CT, in the New England region of the United States.

How much does Wesleyan University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $89,020 a year, and an average net price of $30,177 after grants and scholarships.

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT · private, nonprofit · 3,067 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Wesleyan University field?

Wesleyan University, in Middletown, CT, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference and the Southern States Athletic Conference.

The women's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Wesleyan University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 12, by 33%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2 players per coach, well below the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 6.8, by 70%.

Wesleyan University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. That 2025 roster is in line with the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 11, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.5 players per coach, well below the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 6.3, by 60%.

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 Wesleyan University fund its athletes?

Wesleyan University reported 745 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 440 men and 305 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 $58,709 for men's sports and $60,296 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $133 and $198 per athlete.

What is Wesleyan University like academically?

Wesleyan University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 16% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1501, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $89,020 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $30,177 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 66% of the sticker price on average.

93% 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 $73,897, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Wesleyan University?

Social Sciences is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Psychology (13%) and Visual & Performing Arts (13%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Psychology, General (148 degrees)
Economics (113 degrees)
Political Science and Government (97 degrees)
Area Studies (80 degrees)
English Language and Literature, General (72 degrees)
Research and Experimental Psychology (58 degrees)
Computer Science (54 degrees)
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (51 degrees)
Fine and Studio Arts (43 degrees)
Science, Technology and Society (42 degrees)

What is Middletown, CT like to live in?

Wesleyan University sits in Middletown, a small city of about 48,000 people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

The median household in Middletown earns about $73,979, which is below the Connecticut median ($93,760) but about the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $279,500, 19% below the Connecticut median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,392 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 39 is close to the country's 39.

Frequently asked questions

Does Wesleyan University have a tennis program?: Yes. Wesleyan University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern States Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Wesleyan University?: Wesleyan University is in Middletown, CT, in the New England region of the United States.
How much does Wesleyan University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $89,020 a year, and an average net price of $30,177 after grants and scholarships.