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Division I · West Coast Conference

Pepperdine University Women's Tennis

Malibu, CA · the Waves · Pepperdine University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$1.5M
Team budget
90th percentile in Division I
$187,930
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Pepperdine University fields a women's tennis team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,503,443, well above the median of $546k — $187,930 per roster spot, top 10% 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 984, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,035,743 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,066 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$1.5M
Spend per player$187,930
Roster size8
Coaching staff3
APR984

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, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,503,443 for the year
  • Operating expenses$273,040 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$187,930 division median $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 966 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,035,743 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$27,066 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$294,342 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tassilo Schmid head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Ben BeekmanAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Sami OzzorAssistant 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
3,629undergraduates · 9,545 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Churches of Christ
50%admitted · of 12,457 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

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 Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,503,443 $187,930 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,035,743
Recruiting spend, women's
$294,342
$52,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$93,512
Average net price$52,216
Net price by family income
$0–30k$36,463
$30–48k$38,065
$48–75k$40,201
$75–110k$42,253
$110k and up$52,946
Tuition & fees
$66,742

Campus safety

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1.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.86
Property0.89
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business244 · 29%
Communication & journalism104 · 13%
Psychology93 · 11%
Social sciences91 · 11%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation70 · 8%

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Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles

Pepperdine UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 15 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 16 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 17 miLoyola Marymount University · 17 miUniversity of Southern California · 24 miOccidental College · 29 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 31 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 34 miLong Beach State University · 38 miWhittier College · 39 miBiola University · 41 miAzusa Pacific University · 47 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference158$1.6M9929%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1613$119k—89%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference1714$692k97693%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference1710$1.1M98440%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference2411$1.6M97010%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.299$90k—40%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Pacific West Conference318$410k—92%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3413$116k—3%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference387$700k97447%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.394$54k—85%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference419$289k—60%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.477$369k—79%

Other women's tennis programs in the West Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Pepperdine University room for 28$1.5M$187,930984vs
University of Denver room for 28$1.1M$143,439992vs
Loyola Marymount University at cap10$1.1M$114,399984vs
University of San Diego room for 46$983k$163,753992vs
Saint Mary's College of California room for 28$887k$110,860983vs
Santa Clara University at cap10$650k$64,9771000vs
University of Portland room for 19$631k$70,150991vs
University of the Pacific at cap10$627k$62,7021000vs
Seattle University room for 28$551k$68,828992vs

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