Fairfield University

How big is the Fairfield University men's tennis roster?

Fairfield University listed 11 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% above the NCAA Division I median of 10.

Fairfield University's men's tennis roster has stayed between 9 and 11 players since 2020, and stood at 11 in 2025.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

How many coaches does Fairfield University men's tennis have?

Fairfield University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.8 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 39%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Fairfield University spend on men's tennis?

Fairfield University reported $403,466 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 50% above the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of $269,656.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $5,449 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, by 48%.

Against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median it is well above the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference median of $4,118, by 32%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $726 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 53%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 69% between 2020 and 2025, from $238,890 to $403,466.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is Fairfield University like academically?

Fairfield University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 33% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1335, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $76,074 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $48,095 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 37% of the sticker price on average.

84% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $88,794, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Fairfield University?

Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 46% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions a distant second at 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.

• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (213 degrees)
• Finance and Financial Management Services (183 degrees)
• Marketing (148 degrees)
• Accounting and Related Services (121 degrees)
• Psychology, General (69 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (61 degrees)
• Biology, General (42 degrees)
• Economics (42 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (41 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (32 degrees)

What is Fairfield, CT like to live in?

Fairfield University sits in Fairfield, a suburb of a large city in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut.

The median household in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region earns about $87,135, which is about the Connecticut median ($93,760) but above the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of Connecticut: a typical home is valued around $397,000, 16% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,482 a month.

Commutes run long, about 31 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% take public transit.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 22% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.

What other teams does Fairfield University field?

Fairfield University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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