Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Women's Tennis
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
7
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 10
$355k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$50,674
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
974
APR
97% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a women's tennis team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $354,719, below the median of $546k — $50,674 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 974, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,884,996 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,244 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#232Team budgetof 301 · Division I#184Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#253Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#263APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$354,719 for the year
- Operating expenses$64,449 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,674 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,884,996 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,244 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$121,529 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Polito head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →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%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 107
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate974
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $354,719 $50,674 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,884,996
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $121,529
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.
Women's Tennis program7 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
Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 13 | $152k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 7 | $38k | — | 81% | |
| Ursuline College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 11 | 7 | $36k | — | 84% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 11 | $25k | — | 77% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 10 | $113k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 12 | $181k | — | 78% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 9 | $92k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 11 | $30k | — | 80% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | 8 | $127k | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 60 | 10 | $387k | 973 | 80% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 67 | 6 | $24k | — | 71% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 75 | 12 | $13k | — | 86% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 10 | $542k | $54,218 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee room for 2 | 8 | $493k | $61,602 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University at cap | 10 | $387k | $38,720 | 973 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 2 | 8 | $365k | $45,569 | 992 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 3 | 7 | $355k | $50,674 | 974 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 3 | 7 | $322k | $46,036 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 4 | 6 | $276k | $45,977 | 1000 | vs |
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