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Division I · Mid-American Conference

Ball State University Women's Tennis

Muncie, IN · the Cardinals · Ball State University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$552k
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$68,985
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Ball State University fields a women's tennis team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $551,882, about the median of $546k — $68,985 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,039,187 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,477 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's tennis programs

Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$552k
Spend per player$68,985
Roster size8
Coaching staff2
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$47k$4.9M
this programevery Division I women's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

515
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster8 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$551,882 for the year
  • Operating expenses$91,899 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$68,985 division median $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,039,187 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,477 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$293,629 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Sachin Kirtane head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Catherine BlouinGraduate Assistant Coachnot on file
Sydney HrehorStudent Assistant Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school tennis players204,721 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots2,689 301 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's tennis recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
14,874undergraduates · 20,440 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
72%admitted · of 28,668 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
63%

Women's Tennis

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8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$551,882 $68,985 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,039,187
Recruiting spend, women's
$293,629
$13,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,734
Sticker, out-of-state$44,742
Average net price$13,017
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,233
$30–48k$9,717
$48–75k$14,882
$75–110k$19,748
$110k and up$21,756
Tuition & fees
$10,758 in-state · $28,766 out

Campus safety

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0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.74
Property0.40
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 28 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business477 · 17%
Education360 · 13%
Communication & journalism286 · 10%
Health professions & nursing245 · 9%
Psychology227 · 8%

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Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles

Ball State UniversityAnderson University (Indiana) · 15 miEarlham College · 37 miButler University · 48 miIndiana University Indianapolis · 50 miUniversity of Indianapolis · 51 miManchester University · 59 miFranklin College · 60 miMiami University (Ohio) · 73 miUniversity of Dayton · 73 miPurdue University · 81 miDePauw University · 86 miWittenberg University · 86 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference1511$60k—53%
Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference3710$82k—74%
Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference488$196k100086%
Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League507$322k100081%
University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference5110$332k—73%
Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference5912$18k—91%
Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference6010$22k—71%
Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference73————
University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference738$220k100062%
Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference8111$1.1M99250%
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference8611$117k—54%
Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference866$26k—91%

Other women's tennis programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 28$805k$100,602984vs
University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 37$740k$105,7311000vs
Eastern Michigan University at cap10$595k$59,505—vs
Ball State University room for 28$552k$68,9851000vs
University of Toledo room for 37$486k$69,440992vs
Western Michigan University room for 28$443k$55,396985vs
Bowling Green State University room for 19$419k$46,507990vs
Miami University (Ohio)————vs

Every Mid-American Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked