Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

How big is the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute men's tennis roster?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute listed 15 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 50% above the Liberty League median of 10.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 15 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute men's tennis have?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the Liberty League median of 5, by 50%.

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute spend on men's tennis?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reported $170,069 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 175% above the NCAA Division III median of $61,890.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $4,015 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, by 109%.

Against the Liberty League median it is in line with the Liberty League median of $3,683.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $277 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $120, by 131%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 58% between 2020 and 2025, from $107,667 to $170,069.

NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.

What is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute like academically?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 63% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1456, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $82,404 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $36,228 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% 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 $102,051, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

Engineering dominates: it accounts for 43% of degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences a distant second at 21%.

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.

• Computer Science (284 degrees)
• Mechanical Engineering (212 degrees)
• Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (112 degrees)
• Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (107 degrees)
• Mathematics (83 degrees)
• Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (80 degrees)
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering (70 degrees)
• Chemical Engineering (63 degrees)
• Architecture (57 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (56 degrees)

What is Green Island, NY like to live in?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute sits in Green Island, a small city of about 2,966 people in Albany County, New York.

Household incomes in Green Island, a median of about $70,281, sit below the New York median and likewise below the national one, 11% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $137,300, 66% below the New York median and a typical rent of $1,081 a month is 31% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk and 10% take public transit.

It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 34 is younger than the country's 39.

27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the New York average of 40%.

What other teams does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute field?

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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