Harvard University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $805,151 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $775,861 |
How much does Harvard University spend on women's tennis?
Harvard University reported $775,861 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #93 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Harvard University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Harvard 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 Harvard University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Harvard University reported $637,479 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Harvard University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Harvard University reported $805,151 in total men's tennis expenses and $775,861 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 Harvard University women's tennis roster?
Harvard University listed 13 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 44% above the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Harvard University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 13 players in 2025, down from 16 in 2020.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 3 |
| 2022 | 16 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 |
How many coaches does Harvard University women's tennis have?
Harvard University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 18% above the Ivy League median of 3.7.
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 Harvard University spend on women's tennis?
Harvard University reported $775,861 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 74% above the Ivy League median of $446,448.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $23,869 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 133%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,383 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Ivy League median of $1,027, by 35%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 130% between 2020 and 2025, from $336,915 to $775,861.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Harvard University like academically?
Harvard University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 4% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1553, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $85,540 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,066 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 78% of the sticker price on average.
98% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 98% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $101,817, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Harvard University?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 30% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (12%) and Mathematics & Statistics (11%).
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.
- Social Sciences, General (195 degrees)
- Economics (186 degrees)
- Computer Science (173 degrees)
- History (139 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (121 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (86 degrees)
- Applied Mathematics (80 degrees)
- Mathematics (77 degrees)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (75 degrees)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (73 degrees)
What is Cambridge, MA like to live in?
Harvard University sits in Cambridge, a mid-sized city of about 118,000 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Cambridge earns about $126,469, 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 $1,040,500, 98% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,742 a month is 63% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 19% of workers walk and 19% take public transit and 28% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.3 times the national share, and the median age of 31 is younger than the country's 39.
80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
What other teams does Harvard University field?
Harvard University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Cambridge, MA |
| Enrollment | 7,601 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Harvard University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Harvard University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Ivy League and reported 13 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Harvard University women's tennis?
- Harvard University competes in NCAA Division I in the Ivy League. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Harvard University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 13 players in 2025, Harvard University is 44% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Harvard University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 4.3 players per coach, 18% above the Ivy League median of 3.7.
- How much does it cost to attend Harvard University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $85,540 a year, and an average net price of $19,066 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Harvard University?
- Harvard University is in Cambridge, MA, in the New England region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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