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Niagara University Men's Tennis

Niagara University, NY · the Purple Eagles · Niagara University overview
7
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 10
$166k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$23,766
Per roster spot
median $47,956
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
985
APR
96% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Niagara University fields a men's tennis team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $166,365, well below the median of $452k — $23,766 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men'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 985, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,976,260 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,201 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's tennis programs

Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$166k
Spend per player$23,766
Roster size7
Coaching staff2
APR985

Team budgets across the division

$56k$4.9M
this programevery Division I men's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

521
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster7 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$166,365 for the year
  • Operating expenses$44,640 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$23,766 division median $47,956
  • Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 929 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible96% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,976,260 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$19,201 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$91,523 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Sydney Rice head coachHead Coachnot on file
Erick GarciaHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kendra Daigler GarciaAssistant CoachOn 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.
2,747undergraduates · 4,221 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
85%admitted · of 4,148 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1240
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
70%

Men's Tennis

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7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 107
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate985
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$166,365 $23,766 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,976,260
Recruiting spend, men's
$91,523
$17,495net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$54,085
Average net price$17,495
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,441
$30–48k$12,613
$48–75k$17,100
$75–110k$21,369
$110k and up$23,715
Tuition & fees
$38,135

Campus safety

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1.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.65
Property0.08
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
36%of bachelor's degrees in education · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Education262 · 36%
Business133 · 18%
Health professions & nursing73 · 10%
Social sciences58 · 8%
Psychology32 · 4%

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Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles

Niagara UniversityUniversity at Buffalo, the State University of New York · 16 miDaemen University · 17 miHoughton University · 66 miRochester Institute of Technology · 69 miUniversity of Rochester · 71 miNazareth University · 77 miSt. John Fisher University · 77 miSt. Bonaventure University · 78 miPennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College · 85 miAlfred University · 88 miMercyhurst University · 88 miHobart and William Smith Colleges · 105 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference167$637k98169%
Daemen University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference177$98k—76%
Houghton University Division III · Empire 8669$30k—93%
Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League6914$111k—71%
University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association7112$118k—36%
Nazareth University Division III · Empire 87710$50k—79%
St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8779$51k—68%
St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference788$194k98282%
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference8512$18k—96%
Alfred University Division III · Empire 88813$47k—48%
Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference8810$167k—83%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League10510$116k—57%

Other men's tennis programs in the Metro Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fairfield University 1 over cap11$403k$36,678989vs
Mount St. Mary's University 4 over cap14$310k$22,169990vs
Merrimack College room for 37$307k$43,837—vs
Siena University room for 19$286k$31,8121000vs
Quinnipiac University 2 over cap12$253k$21,083963vs
Sacred Heart University 3 over cap13$243k$18,669994vs
Marist University room for 28$227k$28,3231000vs
Niagara University room for 37$166k$23,766985vs
Iona University————vs

Every Metro Conference men's tennis program · Men's Tennis budgets ranked