Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Howard University Women's Tennis
Washington, DC · the Bison · Howard University overview
10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$466k
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$46,553
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
973
APR
98% of players retained
35%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Howard University fields a women's tennis team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $465,537, below the median of $546k — $46,553 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women'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 973, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,640,477 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,874 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#176Team budgetof 301 · Division I#198Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#267APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's tennis program
Roster sizes (cap 10)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$465,537 for the year
- Operating expenses$52,186 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,553 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 929 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible90% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,640,477 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,874 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$20,848 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Askew head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Zach Tobias | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Murphy | 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 →10,190undergraduates · 13,416 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →35%admitted · of 30,342 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1010
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate973
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $465,537 $46,554 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,640,477
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $20,848
Cost
Full picture →$30,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,344
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Howard 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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions35% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 1 | 11 | $78k | — | 84% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 2 | 8 | $719k | 998 | 44% | |
| University of the District of Columbia Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | 6 | $246k | — | — | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 3 | 10 | $124k | 997 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 6 | 7 | $69k | — | 81% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 11 | $1.3M | 992 | 45% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 7 | $76k | — | 84% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 12 | $278k | 998 | 89% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 29 | — | — | 995 | 9% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 33 | 8 | $179k | 993 | 50% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 35 | 13 | $225k | — | 8% | |
| Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League | 36 | 14 | $263k | 1000 | 76% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University at cap | 10 | $466k | $46,553 | 973 | vs | |
| Morgan State University room for 2 | 8 | $410k | $51,303 | 994 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University room for 3 | 7 | $349k | $49,839 | 994 | vs | |
| Delaware State University room for 1 | 9 | $331k | $36,790 | 965 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University room for 1 | 9 | $318k | $35,293 | 993 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University room for 2 | 8 | $292k | $36,536 | 963 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 2 | 8 | $179k | $22,393 | 993 | vs |
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