Western New England University
Springfield, MA · private, nonprofit · 2,603 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Western New England University field?
Western New England University, in Springfield, MA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Conference of New England.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 12 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Western New England University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2023 and as high as 12 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 12. That 2025 roster is in line with the Conference of New England median of 12, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Western New England University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the Conference of New England median of 4.5, by 33%.
Western New England University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 13 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 11. That 2025 roster is 10% above the Conference of New England median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Western New England University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 10% above the Conference of New England 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 Western New England University fund its athletes?
Western New England University reported 639 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 399 men and 240 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 $14,850 for men's sports and $15,496 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $37 and $65 per athlete.
What is Western New England University like academically?
Western New England University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 83% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1192, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $60,262 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,290 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
64% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 74% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $73,157, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Western New England University?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 45% of degrees awarded, with Engineering a distant second at 11%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (47 degrees)
- Psychology, General (43 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (42 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (42 degrees)
- Marketing (38 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (31 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (30 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (29 degrees)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering (28 degrees)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (22 degrees)
What is Springfield, MA like to live in?
Western New England University sits in Springfield, a mid-sized city of about 155,000 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Household incomes in Springfield, a median of about $51,339, sit far below the Massachusetts median and likewise far below the national one, 35% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $222,700, 58% below the Massachusetts median and a typical rent of $1,114 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 most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 25% under 18.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Western New England University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Western New England University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference of New England) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Conference of New England), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Western New England University?
- Western New England University is in Springfield, MA, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Western New England University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $60,262 a year, and an average net price of $27,290 after grants and scholarships.