Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Men's Tennis
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$133k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$16,685
Per roster spot
median $47,956
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
966
APR
97% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a men's tennis team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $133,484, well below the median of $452k — $16,685 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men'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 966, about the median of 991, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,660,009 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,032 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#223Team budgetof 232 · Division I#222Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#168Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#189APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$133,484 for the year
- Operating expenses$53,332 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,685 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 929 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,660,009 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,032 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$254,266 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Tansil head coach | Head Coach | not 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 players158,667 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,279 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 70 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate966
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $133,484 $16,686 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,660,009
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $254,266
Cost
Full picture →$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Tennis program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 15 | $103k | — | 5% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 14 | $59k | — | 85% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 13 | $805k | 989 | 3% | |
| Lesley University Division III · Empire 8 | 2 | 13 | $13k | — | 94% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 6 | $101k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 9 | $29k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 14 | $429k | 995 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | 15 | $244k | — | 10% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 4 | 10 | $67k | — | 83% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 8 | 9 | $26k | — | 92% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 8 | 7 | $134k | — | 35% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | 14 | $195k | — | 20% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell University at cap | 10 | $289k | $28,932 | 978 | vs | |
| Colgate University 2 over cap | 12 | $278k | $23,183 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 1 over cap | 11 | $240k | $21,830 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 1 | 9 | $179k | $19,835 | 993 | vs | |
| Boston University room for 2 | 8 | $133k | $16,685 | 966 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 5 over cap | 15 | $118k | $7,897 | 986 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 3 over cap | 13 | $82k | $6,281 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 994 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 988 | vs |
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