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Division I · Mid-American Conference

University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Women's Tennis

8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$805k
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$100,602
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University at Buffalo, the State University of New York fields a women's tennis team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $804,820, above the median of $546k — $100,602 per roster spot, upper 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 984, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,105,386 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,550 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$805k
Spend per player$100,602
Roster size8
Coaching staff2
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, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$804,820 for the year
  • Operating expenses$123,059 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$100,602 division median $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,105,386 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,550 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$200,895 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kristen Ortman head coachHead Coachnot on file
Kristen MainesHead Coachnot on file
Smaranda McNerneyAssociate Head 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.
20,463undergraduates · 31,889 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
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%

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
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$804,820 $100,603 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,105,386
Recruiting spend, women's
$200,895
$20,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$33,788
Sticker, out-of-state$53,578
Average net price$20,511
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,240
$30–48k$16,624
$48–75k$21,261
$75–110k$23,286
$110k and up$26,546
Tuition & fees
$10,782 in-state · $30,572 out

Campus safety

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0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.37
Property0.98
In residence halls
33 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
18 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business798 · 17%
Engineering695 · 15%
Social sciences599 · 12%
Psychology477 · 10%
Biological sciences474 · 10%

Research University at Buffalo, the State University of New York

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Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles

University at Buffalo, the State University of New YorkDaemen University · 2 miD'Youville University · 9 miNiagara University · 16 miState University of New York at Brockport · 45 miThe State University of New York at Fredonia · 47 miState University of New York at Geneseo · 51 miHoughton University · 51 miRochester Institute of Technology · 57 miUniversity of Rochester · 59 miNazareth University · 65 miSt. John Fisher University · 65 miSt. Bonaventure University · 66 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Daemen University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference212$105k—76%
D'Youville University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference97$204k—82%
Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference167$166k99885%
State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 84512$31k—71%
The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference4710$23k—79%
State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 85112$43k—64%
Houghton University Division III · Empire 8519$31k—93%
Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League5711$86k—71%
University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association5910$107k—36%
Nazareth University Division III · Empire 86510$49k—79%
St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 86511$61k—68%
St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference667$233k99882%

Other women's tennis programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 28$805k$100,602984vs
University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 37$740k$105,7311000vs
Eastern Michigan University at cap10$595k$59,505—vs
Ball State University room for 28$552k$68,9851000vs
University of Toledo room for 37$486k$69,440992vs
Western Michigan University room for 28$443k$55,396985vs
Bowling Green State University room for 19$419k$46,507990vs
Miami University (Ohio)————vs

Every Mid-American Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked