Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Drake University Women's Tennis
Des Moines, IA · the Bulldogs · Drake University overview
7
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 10
$314k
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$44,830
Per roster spot
median $61,695
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
982
APR
100% of players retained
64%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Drake University fields a women's tennis team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $313,811, well below the median of $546k — $44,830 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 982, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,310,984 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,089 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#241Team budgetof 301 · Division I#208Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#253Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#249APRof 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, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$313,811 for the year
- Operating expenses$53,143 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,830 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,310,984 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,089 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$67,528 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Stuckey head coach | Head 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 →2,702undergraduates · 4,504 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 7,741 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1390
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 107
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate982
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $313,811 $44,830 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,310,984
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $67,528
Cost
Full picture →$30,886net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $49,944
Campus safety
Full picture →1.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Drake 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 divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,886 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,702Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 17 | 7 | $55k | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 29 | 8 | $1.2M | 993 | 89% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 40 | 18 | $83k | — | 79% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 49 | 19 | $97k | — | 13% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 88 | 7 | $261k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 98 | 16 | $55k | — | 99% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 106 | 13 | $75k | — | 71% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 107 | 7 | $62k | — | 72% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 108 | 9 | $922k | — | 86% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 109 | 8 | $1.3M | 992 | 85% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 113 | 10 | $43k | — | 80% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 117 | 8 | $32k | — | 81% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 2 | 8 | $627k | $78,381 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 2 | 8 | $471k | $58,869 | 964 | vs | |
| Belmont University room for 4 | 6 | $407k | $67,787 | 1000 | vs | |
| Murray State University 3 over cap | 13 | $365k | $28,082 | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 3 | 7 | $314k | $44,830 | 982 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 3 | 7 | $304k | $43,476 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 2 | 8 | $296k | $36,940 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 7 | $261k | $37,287 | 1000 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked