DeSales University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $60,175 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $60,321 |
How much does DeSales University spend on men's tennis?
DeSales University reported $60,175 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #695 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does DeSales University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, DeSales University's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does DeSales University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
DeSales University reported $25,373 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does DeSales University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, DeSales University reported $60,175 in total men's tennis expenses and $60,321 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Pennsylvania earn NIL money?
Pennsylvania's Act 26 of 2021 allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.piaa.org/news/details.aspx?ID=4102.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the DeSales University men's tennis roster?
DeSales University listed 9 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 25% below the NCAA Division III median of 12.
DeSales University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020.
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 | 14 | 4 |
| 2021 | 12 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 |
How many coaches does DeSales University men's tennis have?
DeSales University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 44%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does DeSales University spend on men's tennis?
DeSales University reported $60,175 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 105% above the MAC Freedom median of $29,425.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,325 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, by 31%.
Against the MAC Freedom median it is 23% above the MAC Freedom median of $1,074.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $129 per male athlete in 2025, 14% below the MAC Freedom median of $151.
Total men's tennis expenses fell 17% between 2020 and 2025, from $72,683 to $60,175.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is DeSales University like academically?
DeSales University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 77% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1186, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $62,745 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,643 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.
72% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $61,295, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at DeSales University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (22%) and Visual & Performing Arts (8%).
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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (110 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (63 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (41 degrees)
- Biology, General (40 degrees)
- Marketing (38 degrees)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (35 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (35 degrees)
- Psychology, General (33 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (32 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (32 degrees)
What is Center Valley, PA like to live in?
DeSales University sits in Center Valley, a suburb of a large city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Lehigh County run close to both the Pennsylvania and national medians, around $77,493 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of Pennsylvania: a typical home is valued around $276,100, 15% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,326 a month is 14% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 23% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
What other teams does DeSales University field?
DeSales University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | MAC Freedom |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Center Valley, PA |
| Enrollment | 2,128 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does DeSales University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. DeSales University fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the MAC Freedom and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is DeSales University men's tennis?
- DeSales University competes in NCAA Division III in the MAC Freedom. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the DeSales University men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, DeSales University is 25% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, based on 287 NCAA Division III programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the DeSales University men's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 3 players per coach, 44% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
- How much does it cost to attend DeSales University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $62,745 a year, and an average net price of $31,643 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is DeSales University?
- DeSales University is in Center Valley, PA, in the Mid East region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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