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Niagara University Women's Tennis

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7
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 10
$166k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$23,766
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
998
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Niagara University fields a women's tennis team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $166,365, well below the median of $546k — $23,766 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 998, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,414,951 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,247 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's tennis programs

Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#291Team budgetof 301 · Division I#279Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#253Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#126APRof 301 · Division I
Team budget$166k
Spend per player$23,766
Roster size7
Coaching staff2
APR998

Team budgets across the division

$47k$4.9M
this programevery Division I women's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

515
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 $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 964 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,414,951 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$17,247 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$86,526 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 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

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Campus

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2,747undergraduates · 4,221 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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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%

Women'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 Rate998
98% 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, women's teams
$3,414,951
Recruiting spend, women's
$86,526

Cost

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$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

Majors

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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%

Research Niagara 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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,495 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,747Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.65 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

Niagara UniversityUniversity at Buffalo, the State University of New York · 16 miDaemen University · 17 miD'Youville University · 18 miThe State University of New York at Fredonia · 50 miState University of New York at Brockport · 55 miState University of New York at Geneseo · 66 miHoughton University · 66 miRochester Institute of Technology · 69 miUniversity of Rochester · 71 miNazareth University · 77 miSt. John Fisher University · 77 miSt. Bonaventure University · 78 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference168$805k98469%
Daemen University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference1712$105k—76%
D'Youville University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference187$204k—82%
The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference5010$23k—79%
State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 85512$31k—71%
State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 86612$43k—64%
Houghton University Division III · Empire 8669$31k—93%
Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League6911$86k—71%
University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association7110$107k—36%
Nazareth University Division III · Empire 87710$49k—79%
St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 87711$61k—68%
St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference787$233k99882%

Other women's tennis programs in the Metro Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Quinnipiac University 1 over cap11$540k$49,0891000vs
Sacred Heart University 2 over cap12$532k$44,352999vs
Fairfield University at cap10$388k$38,8331000vs
Mount St. Mary's University room for 19$362k$40,224998vs
Siena University room for 19$298k$33,074992vs
Merrimack College at cap10$278k$27,786—vs
Marist University room for 19$231k$25,6901000vs
Niagara University room for 37$166k$23,766998vs
Iona University————vs

Every Metro Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked