Lesley University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $13,452 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $15,544 |
How much does Lesley University spend on women's tennis?
Lesley University reported $15,544 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #1080 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Lesley University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lesley 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 Lesley University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Lesley University reported $7,598 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Lesley University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lesley University reported $13,452 in total men's tennis expenses and $15,544 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 Lesley University women's tennis roster?
Lesley University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Lesley University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 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 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does Lesley University women's tennis have?
Lesley University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 60%.
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 Lesley University spend on women's tennis?
Lesley University reported $15,544 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 73% below the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $656 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 63%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $94 per female athlete in 2025, 21% below the NCAA Division III median of $119.
Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $12,810 (2024) and $17,345 (2022) without a clear direction.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Lesley University like academically?
Lesley University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 97% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,538 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,152 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.
58% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,173, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Lesley University?
Visual & Performing Arts is the largest field at 34% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (13%) and Education (12%).
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.
- Psychology, General (89 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (70 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (54 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (49 degrees)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (32 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (28 degrees)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General (27 degrees)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (25 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (17 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (15 degrees)
What is Cambridge, MA like to live in?
Lesley 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 Lesley University field?
Lesley University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | North Atlantic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Cambridge, MA |
| Enrollment | 1,122 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lesley University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Lesley University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the North Atlantic Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Lesley University women's tennis?
- Lesley University competes in NCAA Division III in the North Atlantic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Lesley University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Lesley University is 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, based on 313 NCAA Division III programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Lesley University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 60% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Lesley University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,538 a year, and an average net price of $31,152 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Lesley University?
- Lesley University is in Cambridge, MA, in the New England region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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