Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Creighton University Men's Tennis
Omaha, NE · the Bluejays · Creighton University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$325k
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$40,616
Per roster spot
median $47,956
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
992
APR
99% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Creighton University fields a men's tennis team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $324,928, below the median of $452k — $40,616 per roster spot, lower half 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 992, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,844,707 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,136 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#167Team budgetof 232 · Division I#141Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#168Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#98APRof 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, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$324,928 for the year
- Operating expenses$63,370 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$40,616 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,844,707 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,136 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$637,737 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Posch head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Lanahan | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →4,262undergraduates · 8,255 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 7,248 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1400
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate992
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $324,928 $40,616 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,844,707
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $637,737
Cost
Full picture →$33,364net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $47,000
Campus safety
Full picture →1.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Creighton 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 divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,364 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,262Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · Mid-American Conference | 3 | 9 | $341k | 998 | 87% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 47 | 9 | $45k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 50 | 11 | $1.1M | 985 | 77% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 84 | 10 | $956k | — | 86% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 102 | 13 | $73k | — | 72% | |
| Drake University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 121 | 8 | $354k | 1000 | 64% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 124 | 8 | $28k | — | 89% |
Other men's tennis programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's University (New York) 3 over cap | 13 | $650k | $50,014 | 985 | vs | |
| DePaul University room for 1 | 9 | $643k | $71,477 | 1000 | vs | |
| Butler University room for 2 | 8 | $483k | $60,313 | 1000 | vs | |
| Marquette University at cap | 10 | $337k | $33,664 | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University room for 2 | 8 | $334k | $41,784 | 983 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 1 over cap | 11 | $331k | $30,081 | 1000 | vs | |
| Creighton University room for 2 | 8 | $325k | $40,616 | 992 | vs | |
| Villanova University 2 over cap | 12 | $221k | $18,425 | 992 | vs |
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