Swarthmore College

How big is the Swarthmore College men's tennis roster?

Swarthmore College listed 16 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 60% above the Centennial Conference median of 10.

Swarthmore College's men's tennis roster has stayed between 15 and 16 players since 2020, and stood at 16 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 Swarthmore College men's tennis have?

Swarthmore College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.3 players per coach, well above the Centennial Conference median of 4.1, by 31%.

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 Swarthmore College spend on men's tennis?

Swarthmore College reported $215,423 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 248% above the NCAA Division III median of $61,890.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $2,470 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, by 29%.

Against the Centennial Conference median it is 24% above the Centennial Conference median of $1,985.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $129 per male athlete in 2025, 18% below the Centennial Conference median of $158.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 70% between 2020 and 2025, from $126,676 to $215,423.

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

What is Swarthmore College like academically?

Swarthmore College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 7% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1534, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $84,103 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,149 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 72% of the sticker price on average.

92% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 94% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $80,257, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Swarthmore College?

Social Sciences is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Computer & Information Sciences (13%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (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.

• Economics (80 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (54 degrees)
• Mathematics (53 degrees)
• Political Science and Government (36 degrees)
• Biology, General (30 degrees)
• Engineering, General (28 degrees)
• History (23 degrees)
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (22 degrees)
• Research and Experimental Psychology (21 degrees)
• Education, Other (19 degrees)

What is Swarthmore, PA like to live in?

Swarthmore College sits in Swarthmore, a suburb of a large city of about 6,524 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Household incomes in Swarthmore, a median of about $146,992, sit far above the Pennsylvania median and likewise far above the national one, 87% higher than the country as a whole.

Housing costs more here than in most of Pennsylvania: a typical home is valued around $557,900, 132% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,493 a month is 28% over the state figure.

Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 22% of workers walk and 8% take public transit and 18% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.0 times the national share, and the median age of 34 is younger than the country's 39.

79% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.

What other teams does Swarthmore College field?

Swarthmore College also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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