Swarthmore College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $215,423 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $194,025 |
How much does Swarthmore College spend on women's tennis?
Swarthmore College reported $194,025 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #458 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Swarthmore College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Swarthmore College'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 Swarthmore College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Swarthmore College reported $54,215 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Swarthmore College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Swarthmore College reported $215,423 in total men's tennis expenses and $194,025 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Pennsylvania earn NIL money?
Pennsylvania's Act 26 of 2021 allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.piaa.org/news/details.aspx?ID=4102.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Swarthmore College women's tennis roster?
Swarthmore College listed 16 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 68% above the Centennial Conference median of 10.
Swarthmore College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 16 in 2025.
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 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 |
How many coaches does Swarthmore College women's tennis have?
Swarthmore College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the Centennial Conference median of 3.8, by 113%.
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 women's tennis?
Swarthmore College reported $194,025 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 235% above the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,985 per player in 2025, 11% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Against the Centennial Conference median it is in line with the Centennial Conference median of $1,849.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $239 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 100%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 79% between 2020 and 2025, from $108,292 to $194,025.
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.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Centennial Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Swarthmore, PA |
| Enrollment | 1,613 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Swarthmore College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Swarthmore College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Centennial Conference and reported 16 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Swarthmore College women's tennis?
- Swarthmore College competes in NCAA Division III in the Centennial Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Swarthmore College women's tennis roster compare with other Centennial Conference programs?
- With 16 players in 2025, Swarthmore College is 68% above the Centennial Conference median of 10, based on 10 Centennial Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Swarthmore College women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 113% above the Centennial Conference median of 3.8.
- How much does it cost to attend Swarthmore College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $84,103 a year, and an average net price of $23,149 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Swarthmore College?
- Swarthmore College is in Swarthmore, PA, in the Mid East region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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