DeSales University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $60,175 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $60,321 |
How much does DeSales University spend on women's tennis?
DeSales University reported $60,321 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #817 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does DeSales University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, DeSales 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 DeSales University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
DeSales University reported $39,896 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women'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 women's tennis roster?
DeSales University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the MAC Freedom median of 10.
DeSales University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2022 and as high as 12 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 10.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 4 |
| 2021 | 12 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 |
How many coaches does DeSales University women's tennis have?
DeSales University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 33%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does DeSales University spend on women's tennis?
DeSales University reported $60,321 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 96% above the MAC Freedom median of $30,802.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,210 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 32%.
Against the MAC Freedom median it is 13% above the MAC Freedom median of $1,069.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $233 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 95%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 15% between 2020 and 2025, from $70,903 to $60,321.
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 | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Center Valley, PA |
| Enrollment | 2,128 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does DeSales University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. DeSales University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the MAC Freedom and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is DeSales University women'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 women's tennis roster compare with other MAC Freedom programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, DeSales University is in line with the MAC Freedom median of 10, based on 7 MAC Freedom programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the DeSales University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 3.3 players per coach, 33% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- 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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