Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Men's Tennis
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$294k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$29,368
Per roster spot
median $47,956
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
976
APR
95% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a men's tennis team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $293,684, below the median of $452k — $29,368 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's tennis programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 991, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,469,351 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,117 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#176Team budgetof 232 · Division I#181Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#79Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#174APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$293,684 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,561 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,368 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,469,351 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,117 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$133,973 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Etzkin head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Roche | Volunteer 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 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 →9,463undergraduates · 14,117 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 10,274 applicants
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1010
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate976
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $293,684 $29,368 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,469,351
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $133,973
Cost
Full picture →$16,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,613 in-state · $17,973 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cleveland 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.
Men's Tennis program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 19 | $230k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 7 | $38k | — | 81% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 17 | $26k | — | 77% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 12 | $105k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 14 | $184k | — | 78% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 9 | $90k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 11 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | 12 | $190k | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 60 | 11 | $258k | 939 | 80% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 67 | 8 | $33k | — | 71% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 75 | 13 | $15k | — | 86% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 80 | 16 | $88k | — | 59% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 4 | 6 | $448k | $74,638 | 966 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University 1 over cap | 11 | $380k | $34,504 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis at cap | 10 | $355k | $35,511 | 994 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University at cap | 10 | $294k | $29,368 | 976 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 2 | 8 | $290k | $36,269 | 982 | vs | |
| Oral Roberts University room for 2 | 8 | $261k | $32,641 | 998 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 11 | $258k | $23,460 | 939 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 2 | 8 | $196k | $24,525 | — | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 3 | 7 | $191k | $27,301 | 990 | vs |
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