Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb University Men's Tennis
Nashville, TN · the Bisons · Lipscomb University overview
9
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 10
$423k
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$47,051
Per roster spot
median $47,956
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lipscomb University fields a men's tennis team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $423,466, about the median of $452k — $47,051 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's tennis programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 991, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,000,127 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,634 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#122Team budgetof 232 · Division I#117Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#123Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#1APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$423,466 for the year
- Operating expenses$68,293 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,051 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,000,127 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,634 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$120,857 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Roeser 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,270undergraduates · 5,047 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 4,244 applicants
SAT middle 50%1145 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 109
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $423,466 $47,052 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,000,127
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $120,857
Cost
Full picture →$27,386net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,824
Campus safety
Full picture →0.53violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lipscomb 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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,386 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,270Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.53 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Horizon League | 2 | 6 | $448k | 966 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 3 | 16 | $1.9M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Horizon League | 4 | 8 | $290k | 982 | 93% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 30 | 9 | $786k | 993 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 43 | 10 | $215k | 975 | 96% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | 13 | $416k | 984 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 14 | $173k | — | 51% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 9 | $94k | 1000 | 66% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 103 | 8 | $256k | 1000 | 96% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 112 | 12 | $323k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | 12 | $31k | — | 82% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 115 | 8 | $73k | — | 67% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University at cap | 10 | $702k | $70,244 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stetson University room for 1 | 9 | $522k | $57,972 | 984 | vs | |
| Lipscomb University room for 1 | 9 | $423k | $47,051 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University at cap | 10 | $418k | $41,829 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Florida 1 over cap | 11 | $409k | $37,170 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington room for 2 | 8 | $375k | $46,817 | 974 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 2 over cap | 12 | $329k | $27,418 | — | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 3 over cap | 13 | $262k | $20,169 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida 4 over cap | 14 | $261k | $18,663 | — | vs | |
| University of North Alabama room for 2 | 8 | $256k | $32,023 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 2 | 8 | $255k | $31,926 | — | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University at cap | 10 | $215k | $21,461 | 975 | vs |
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