Division I · Mid-American Conference
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Men's Tennis
Buffalo, NY · the Bulls · University at Buffalo, the State University of New York overview
7
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 10
$637k
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$91,062
Per roster spot
median $47,956
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
981
APR
98% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York fields a men's tennis team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $637,435, above the median of $452k — $91,062 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's tennis programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 991, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,415,306 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,911 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#84Team budgetof 232 · Division I#56Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#203Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#159APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's tennis program
Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$637,435 for the year
- Operating expenses$118,874 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$91,062 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,415,306 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,911 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$503,371 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Warren Lee Nickell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Lee Nickell | Head Coach | not on file |
| Tony Miller | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Kirkley | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →20,463undergraduates · 31,889 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 38,210 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 107
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate981
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $637,435 $91,062 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,415,306
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $503,371
Cost
Full picture →$20,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,782 in-state · $30,572 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 20,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daemen University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 2 | 7 | $98k | — | 76% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 16 | 7 | $166k | 985 | 85% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 9 | $30k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 57 | 14 | $111k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association | 59 | 12 | $118k | — | 36% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Empire 8 | 65 | 10 | $50k | — | 79% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 65 | 9 | $51k | — | 68% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 66 | 8 | $194k | 982 | 82% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 72 | 13 | $47k | — | 48% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 86 | 12 | $18k | — | 96% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 89 | 10 | $167k | — | 83% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 92 | 10 | $116k | — | 57% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 3 | 7 | $637k | $91,062 | 981 | vs | |
| Ball State University at cap | 10 | $577k | $57,684 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 10 | $468k | $46,828 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 3 | 7 | $445k | $63,641 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 1 over cap | 11 | $422k | $38,383 | 994 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 8 | $354k | $44,261 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha room for 1 | 9 | $341k | $37,901 | 998 | vs |
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