University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Investment & Impact
How much does University of Massachusetts-Amherst spend on women's tennis?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst reported $740,117 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #98 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does University of Massachusetts-Amherst offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of Massachusetts-Amherst's athletically related student aid averaged about $23,128 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does University of Massachusetts-Amherst spend on recruiting women's athletes?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst reported $301,930 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
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 University of Massachusetts-Amherst women's tennis roster?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 10 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 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 |
How many coaches does University of Massachusetts-Amherst women's tennis have?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below the Mid-American Conference median of 4.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does University of Massachusetts-Amherst spend on women's tennis?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst reported $740,117 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 43% above the Mid-American Conference median of $518,983.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $17,790 per player in 2025, well above the Mid-American Conference median of $9,201, by 93%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,059 per female athlete in 2025, in line with the Mid-American Conference median of $1,083.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 52% between 2020 and 2025, from $487,119 to $740,117.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is University of Massachusetts-Amherst like academically?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 60% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1423, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $34,549 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,383 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 35% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $17,772 for MA residents and $40,449 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
83% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 92% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $71,631, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of Massachusetts-Amherst?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Social Sciences and others close behind.
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 (547 degrees)
- Computer Science (391 degrees)
- Economics (353 degrees)
- Biology, General (317 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (316 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (305 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (294 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (289 degrees)
- Public Health (272 degrees)
- Mathematics (256 degrees)
What is Amherst Town, MA like to live in?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst sits in Amherst Town, a small city of about 35,000 people in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Amherst Town earns about $65,938, which is far below the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $454,000, 14% below the Massachusetts median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,570 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 22% of workers walk and 8% take public transit and 19% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 34% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.2 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.
74% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
What other teams does University of Massachusetts-Amherst field?
This is the only University of Massachusetts-Amherst team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Amherst, MA |
| Enrollment | 23,671 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does University of Massachusetts-Amherst have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. University of Massachusetts-Amherst fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Mid-American Conference and reported 7 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is University of Massachusetts-Amherst women's tennis?
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst competes in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the University of Massachusetts-Amherst women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 7 players in 2025, University of Massachusetts-Amherst is 22% below 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 University of Massachusetts-Amherst women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below the Mid-American Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend University of Massachusetts-Amherst?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $34,549 a year, and an average net price of $22,383 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is University of Massachusetts-Amherst?
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst is in Amherst, MA, in the New England region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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