Purdue University Women's Tennis
Purdue University fields a women's tennis team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,145,922, well above the median of $546k — $104,174 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 301 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $4,937,179 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,262 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,145,922 for the year
- Operating expenses$291,346 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$104,174 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$4,937,179 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,262 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$593,331 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Raquel Atawo head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Runhao Hua | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,145,922 $104,175 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,937,179
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $593,331
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $28,794 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 68 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Purdue 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 54 | 11 | $117k | — | 54% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 57 | 8 | $196k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 60 | 7 | $322k | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 65 | 10 | $332k | — | 73% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 12 | $79k | — | 73% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 11 | $60k | — | 53% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | 7 | $304k | 1000 | 92% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 12 | $18k | — | 91% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 8 | $1.6M | 1000 | 44% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 10 | $22k | — | 71% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 81 | 8 | $552k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 85 | 8 | $167k | — | 71% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked