Alfred University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $47,407 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $50,507 |
How much does Alfred University spend on women's tennis?
Alfred University reported $50,507 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #867 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Alfred University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Alfred University's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Alfred University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Alfred University reported $42,697 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Alfred University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Alfred University reported $47,407 in total men's tennis expenses and $50,507 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in New York earn NIL money?
New York's Collegiate Athletic Participation Compensation Act (2022, amended 2024) guarantees college athletes the right to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://nysphsaa.org/documents/2023/8/21/NYSPHSAA_Handbook_Aug_2025.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Alfred University women's tennis roster?
Alfred University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% below the Empire 8 median of 10.
Alfred University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does Alfred University women's tennis have?
Alfred University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 60%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Alfred University spend on women's tennis?
Alfred University reported $50,507 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 13% below the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,600 per player in 2025, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Against the Empire 8 median it is in line with the Empire 8 median of $1,600.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $212 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 78%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 101% between 2020 and 2025, from $25,101 to $50,507.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Alfred University like academically?
Alfred University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 74% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1279, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $57,445 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $25,620 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
57% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,897, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Alfred University?
Visual & Performing Arts is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Engineering (21%) and Business, Management & Marketing (19%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Fine and Studio Arts (69 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (58 degrees)
- Psychology, General (34 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (33 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (29 degrees)
- Ceramic Sciences and Engineering (15 degrees)
- Materials Engineering (15 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (13 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (13 degrees)
- Engineering, Other (13 degrees)
What is Alfred, NY like to live in?
Alfred University sits in Alfred, a rural area of about 4,632 people in Allegany County, New York.
Household incomes in Alfred, a median of about $45,357, sit far below the New York median and likewise far below the national one, 42% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $169,100, 58% below the New York median and a typical rent of $807 a month is 49% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 45% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 34% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.2 times the national share, and the median age of 20 is younger than the country's 39.
69% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the New York average of 40%.
What other teams does Alfred University field?
Alfred University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Empire 8 |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Alfred, NY |
| Enrollment | 1,423 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Alfred University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Alfred University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Empire 8 and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Alfred University women's tennis?
- Alfred University competes in NCAA Division III in the Empire 8. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Alfred University women's tennis roster compare with other Empire 8 programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Alfred University is 20% below the Empire 8 median of 10, based on 7 Empire 8 programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Alfred University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 60% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Alfred University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,445 a year, and an average net price of $25,620 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Alfred University?
- Alfred University is in Alfred, NY, in the Mid East region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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