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Division I · Horizon League

Oakland University Women's Tennis

Rochester Hills, MI · the Golden Grizzlies · Oakland University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$365k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$45,569
Per roster spot
median $61,695
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Oakland University fields a women's tennis team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $364,559, below the median of $546k — $45,569 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,022,381 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,553 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's tennis programs

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

Team budget$365k
Spend per player$45,569
Roster size8
Coaching staff1
APR992

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

  • Roster8 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$364,559 for the year
  • Operating expenses$46,819 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$45,569 division median $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,022,381 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$13,553 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$79,624 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
David Brown head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Josh DonahueAssistant Coachnot on file
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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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
12,719undergraduates · 15,922 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
70%admitted · of 12,398 applicants
SAT middle 50%995 – 1185
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
57%

Women's Tennis

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8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$364,559 $45,570 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,022,381
Recruiting spend, women's
$79,624
$15,734net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,303
Sticker, out-of-state$37,797
Average net price$15,734
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,004
$30–48k$8,807
$48–75k$12,229
$75–110k$18,508
$110k and up$22,034
Tuition & fees
$16,429 in-state · $24,737 out

Campus safety

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0.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.55
Property0.13
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing733 · 24%
Business540 · 18%
Engineering252 · 8%
Psychology204 · 7%
Education187 · 6%

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Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles

Oakland UniversityWayne State University (Michigan) · 23 miEastern Michigan University · 36 miUniversity of Michigan · 38 miMichigan State University · 64 miAdrian College · 69 miSaginaw Valley State University · 69 miUniversity of Toledo · 73 miAlbion College · 83 miNorthwood University · 85 miAlma College · 88 miThe University of Olivet · 88 miHillsdale College · 89 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference238$464k—82%
Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference3610$595k—81%
University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference389$1.7M100018%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference6410$1.4M98784%
Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association6912$65k—68%
Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference698$189k—73%
University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference737$486k99295%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association8312$66k—83%
Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference858$221k—84%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association8812$44k—66%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association889$29k—97%
Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference89———21%

Other women's tennis programs in the Horizon League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northern Illinois University at cap10$542k$54,218980vs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee room for 28$493k$61,6021000vs
Youngstown State University at cap10$387k$38,720973vs
Oakland University room for 28$365k$45,569992vs
Cleveland State University room for 37$355k$50,674974vs
Indiana University Indianapolis room for 37$322k$46,0361000vs
Northern Kentucky University room for 46$276k$45,9771000vs

Every Horizon League women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked