Division I · Big West Conference
California Polytechnic State University Women's Tennis
San Luis Obispo, CA · the Mustangs · California Polytechnic State University overview
12
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 10
$728k
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$60,641
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
98% of players retained
30%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
California Polytechnic State University fields a women's tennis team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $727,701, above the median of $546k — $60,641 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 301 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,385,892 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,510 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$727,701 for the year
- Operating expenses$129,521 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,641 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,385,892 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$215,939 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ellie Edles Williams | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Logan Burgess Hayes | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Edles | Assistant 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →21,559undergraduates · 22,485 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →30%admitted · of 63,736 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1012
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $727,701 $60,642 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,385,892
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $215,939
Cost
Full picture →$16,888net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,075 in-state · $30,995 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 58 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research California Polytechnic State 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.
Women's Tennis program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions30% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,888 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 21,559Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.05 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 10 | $1.1M | 992 | 28% | |
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 81 | 12 | $190k | — | 80% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 111 | 8 | $207k | — | 58% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 113 | — | — | — | — | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 116 | 9 | $781k | 1000 | 96% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 125 | 13 | $119k | — | 89% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 141 | 12 | $127k | — | 63% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 141 | 8 | $1.5M | 984 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 141 | 14 | $692k | 976 | 93% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara at cap | 10 | $1.1M | $110,797 | 992 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 2 over cap | 12 | $728k | $60,641 | 1000 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University room for 3 | 7 | $700k | $99,992 | 974 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 2 | 8 | $697k | $87,085 | 991 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 4 over cap | 14 | $692k | $49,446 | 976 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 2 | 8 | $521k | $65,128 | 992 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 2 over cap | 12 | $451k | $37,558 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 11 | $397k | $36,062 | 993 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside room for 3 | 7 | $293k | $41,916 | 1000 | vs |
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