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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

North Carolina State University Men's Tennis

Raleigh, NC · the Wolfpack · North Carolina State University overview
9
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 10
$1.4M
Team budget
87th percentile in Division I
$152,758
Per roster spot
median $47,956
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
998
APR
96% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

North Carolina State University fields a men's tennis team in the Atlantic Coast 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 $1,374,825, well above the median of $452k — $152,758 per roster spot, top 10% 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 998, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,539,922 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,897 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$1.4M
Spend per player$152,758
Roster size9
Coaching staff2
APR998

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

  • Roster9 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,374,825 for the year
  • Operating expenses$262,337 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$152,758 division median $47,956
  • Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$7,539,922 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,897 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$2,775,789 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kyle Spencer head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Cris JamesAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Dennis SmithAssistant 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

General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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.
27,323undergraduates · 37,323 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
40%admitted · of 40,049 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1460
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Men's Tennis

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9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 109
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate998
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,374,825 $152,758 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$7,539,922
Recruiting spend, men's
$2,775,789
$14,860net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,604
Sticker, out-of-state$49,476
Average net price$14,860
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,200
$30–48k$8,670
$48–75k$13,992
$75–110k$20,386
$110k and up$24,211
Tuition & fees
$8,895 in-state · $31,767 out

Campus safety

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1.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.44
Property0.74
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering1,598 · 24%
Business1,157 · 17%
Biological sciences644 · 10%
Agriculture451 · 7%
Computer & information sciences373 · 6%

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Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles

North Carolina State UniversityWilliam Peace University · 2 miNorth Carolina Central University · 18 miDuke University · 21 miUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 23 miCampbell University · 26 miBarton College · 43 miMethodist University · 46 miElon University · 51 miUniversity of Mount Olive · 52 miNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 53 miNorth Carolina A&T State University · 65 miThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 66 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference27$18k—97%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.189$299k99490%
Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2113$1.8M9987%
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference2310$1.1M97719%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association267$317k100094%
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas4315$250k—96%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference4614$79k—75%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association518$532k98467%
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas5214$198k—78%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference5324$91k—78%
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association657$214k94646%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference668$246k100090%

Other men's tennis programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Wake Forest University 9 over cap19$2.4M$127,444989vs
Clemson University 2 over cap12$1.8M$149,989945vs
University of Virginia 4 over cap14$1.8M$127,705964vs
Duke University 3 over cap13$1.8M$136,790998vs
Southern Methodist University 5 over cap15$1.7M$114,442992vs
University of Miami (Florida) room for 28$1.5M$189,9561000vs
Stanford University room for 28$1.4M$181,0231000vs
University of Notre Dame at cap10$1.4M$142,7331000vs
North Carolina State University room for 19$1.4M$152,758998vs
Florida State University at cap10$1.2M$116,992962vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at cap10$1.1M$110,824977vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 3 over cap13$1M$78,3701000vs
University of California, Berkeley 2 over cap12$963k$80,2431000vs
Georgia Institute of Technology at cap10$821k$82,0951000vs
University of Louisville 2 over cap12$689k$57,385989vs
Boston College 4 over cap14$429k$30,612995vs

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