Brandeis University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $134,061 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $144,510 |
How much does Brandeis University spend on women's tennis?
Brandeis University reported $144,510 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #560 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Brandeis University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Brandeis 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 Brandeis University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Brandeis University reported $41,299 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Brandeis University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Brandeis University reported $134,061 in total men's tennis expenses and $144,510 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Massachusetts earn NIL money?
Massachusetts enacted college NIL protections in January 2021 as part of a broader economic development law allowing college athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2025-06/miaa-handbook-25-27.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Brandeis University women's tennis roster?
Brandeis University listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 12% below the University Athletic Association median of 13.
Brandeis University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 11 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 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 |
How many coaches does Brandeis University women's tennis have?
Brandeis University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.7 players per coach, well below the University Athletic Association median of 6.3, by 41%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Brandeis University spend on women's tennis?
Brandeis University reported $144,510 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 150% above the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,970 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 122%.
Against the University Athletic Association median it is well below the University Athletic Association median of $8,108, by 51%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $304 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 154%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 65% between 2020 and 2025, from $87,330 to $144,510.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Brandeis University like academically?
Brandeis University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 41% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1462, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $86,448 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $35,736 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.
86% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $77,231, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Brandeis University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 18% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Psychology and others close behind.
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.
- Biology, General (154 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (127 degrees)
- Economics (125 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (114 degrees)
- Public Policy Analysis (111 degrees)
- Computer Science (99 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (61 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (60 degrees)
- International/Globalization Studies (50 degrees)
- Applied Mathematics (47 degrees)
What is Waltham, MA like to live in?
Brandeis University sits in Waltham, a small city of about 65,000 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Waltham earns about $116,560, which is above the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Massachusetts: a typical home is valued around $705,700, 34% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,232 a month is 32% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% of workers walk and 5% take public transit and 20% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.9 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is close to the country's 39.
56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
What other teams does Brandeis University field?
Brandeis University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | University Athletic Association |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Waltham, MA |
| Enrollment | 3,618 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Brandeis University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Brandeis University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the University Athletic Association and reported 11 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Brandeis University women's tennis?
- Brandeis University competes in NCAA Division III in the University Athletic Association. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Brandeis University women's tennis roster compare with other University Athletic Association programs?
- With 11 players in 2025, Brandeis University is 12% below the University Athletic Association median of 13, based on 8 University Athletic Association programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Brandeis University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 3.7 players per coach, 41% below the University Athletic Association median of 6.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Brandeis University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $86,448 a year, and an average net price of $35,736 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Brandeis University?
- Brandeis University is in Waltham, MA, in the New England region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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