Division I · Horizon League
Northern Kentucky University Women's Tennis
Highland Heights, KY · the Norse · Northern Kentucky University overview
6
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 10
$276k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$45,977
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northern Kentucky University fields a women's tennis team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $275,866, well below the median of $546k — $45,977 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 4 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 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,077,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,388 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#259Team budgetof 301 · Division I#203Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#289Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#1APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$275,866 for the year
- Operating expenses$37,824 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,977 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,077,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,388 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,921 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Nester 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 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
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%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →6on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 106
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $275,866 $45,978 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,077,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,921
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.
Women's Tennis program6 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
Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 6 | 11 | $68k | — | 97% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 8 | 8 | $773k | 992 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 8 | 9 | $497k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 8 | $220k | 1000 | 62% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 8 | $54k | — | 84% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 10 | $82k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 61 | 12 | $166k | — | 63% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 13 | $90k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 68 | 8 | $1.3M | 992 | 92% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 6 | $26k | — | 91% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 10 | $542k | $54,218 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee room for 2 | 8 | $493k | $61,602 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University at cap | 10 | $387k | $38,720 | 973 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 2 | 8 | $365k | $45,569 | 992 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 3 | 7 | $355k | $50,674 | 974 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 3 | 7 | $322k | $46,036 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 4 | 6 | $276k | $45,977 | 1000 | vs |
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