Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Women's Tennis
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
11
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 10
$399k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$36,311
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a women's tennis team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $399,421, below the median of $546k — $36,311 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 992, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#207Team budgetof 301 · Division I#243Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#25Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#157APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$399,421 for the year
- Operating expenses$119,362 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,311 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$470,239 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Furman head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Wade Ward | Women's Tennis 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
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.Campus
Full picture →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1011
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $399,421 $36,311 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $470,239
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 8 | $67k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 13 | $21k | — | 51% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · Northeast Conference | 36 | 10 | $254k | 995 | 38% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 38 | 15 | $112k | — | 57% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 44 | 10 | $1.5M | 1000 | 42% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 7 | $220k | — | 75% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 11 | $263k | 1000 | 12% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 8 | $51k | — | 48% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 69 | 11 | $326k | — | 12% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Empire 8 | 69 | 10 | $49k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 70 | 9 | $45k | — | 80% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 70 | 11 | $61k | — | 68% |
Other women's tennis programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University 3 over cap | 13 | $776k | $59,681 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 1 over cap | 11 | $614k | $55,818 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University at cap | 10 | $583k | $58,275 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University at cap | 10 | $446k | $44,644 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 1 over cap | 11 | $402k | $36,546 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 1 over cap | 11 | $399k | $36,311 | 992 | vs | |
| Brown University at cap | 10 | $382k | $38,246 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 11 | $372k | $33,841 | 993 | vs |
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