The Citadel Men's Tennis
The Citadel fields a men's tennis team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, well above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $391,975, below the median of $452k — $26,131 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (78 of 232 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 991, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,102,831 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,052 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$391,975 for the year
- Operating expenses$50,916 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,131 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,102,831 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,052 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$149,954 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Kriese head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $391,975 $26,132 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,102,831
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $149,954
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The Citadel
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 12 | $360k | 966 | 72% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 71 | 10 | $246k | 956 | 82% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 9 | $379k | 984 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 98 | 14 | $210k | — | 82% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 103 | 9 | $1.6M | 978 | 61% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 6 | $144k | — | 67% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 109 | 9 | $416k | 969 | 90% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 109 | 11 | $181k | — | 97% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 126 | 10 | $209k | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 140 | 10 | $153k | — | 75% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University 3 over cap | 13 | $504k | $38,767 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 1 | 9 | $486k | $53,980 | 992 | vs | |
| Wofford College 2 over cap | 12 | $473k | $39,375 | 975 | vs | |
| Samford University 4 over cap | 14 | $457k | $32,669 | 983 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 3 over cap | 13 | $416k | $31,979 | 984 | vs | |
| The Citadel 5 over cap | 15 | $392k | $26,131 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2 over cap | 12 | $323k | $26,939 | 1000 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 3 | 7 | $255k | $36,402 | 991 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 2 | 8 | $246k | $30,742 | 1000 | vs |
Every Southern Conference men's tennis program · Men's Tennis budgets ranked