Division I · Horizon League
Northern Kentucky University Men's Tennis
Highland Heights, KY · the Norse · Northern Kentucky University overview
7
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 10
$191k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$27,301
Per roster spot
median $47,956
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
990
APR
96% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northern Kentucky University fields a men's tennis team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $191,107, well below the median of $452k — $27,301 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 990, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,204,156 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,626 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#213Team budgetof 232 · Division I#189Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#203Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#112APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$191,107 for the year
- Operating expenses$35,688 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,301 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,204,156 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,626 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$90,616 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Nester head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brandon Ponomarew | Assistant Men's Tennis 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 →9,927undergraduates · 14,961 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 6,417 applicants
SAT middle 50%916 – 1133
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 107
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate990
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $191,107 $27,301 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,204,156
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $90,616
Cost
Full picture →$8,151net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,896 in-state · $21,480 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Kentucky 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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,151 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,927Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 6 | 14 | $59k | — | 97% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 8 | 8 | $334k | 983 | 88% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 11 | $572k | 1000 | 62% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 9 | $61k | — | 84% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 10 | $90k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 61 | 10 | $139k | — | 63% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 13 | $96k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 68 | 9 | $1.5M | 985 | 92% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 5 | $29k | — | 91% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 81 | 10 | $64k | — | 64% | |
| Shawnee State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 82 | 9 | $48k | — | — |
Other men's tennis programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 4 | 6 | $448k | $74,638 | 966 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University 1 over cap | 11 | $380k | $34,504 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis at cap | 10 | $355k | $35,511 | 994 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University at cap | 10 | $294k | $29,368 | 976 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 2 | 8 | $290k | $36,269 | 982 | vs | |
| Oral Roberts University room for 2 | 8 | $261k | $32,641 | 998 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 11 | $258k | $23,460 | 939 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 2 | 8 | $196k | $24,525 | — | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 3 | 7 | $191k | $27,301 | 990 | vs |
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