Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Irvine Men's Tennis
Irvine, CA · the Anteaters · University of California, Irvine overview
9
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 10
$566k
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division I
$62,939
Per roster spot
median $47,956
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
26%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of California, Irvine fields a men's tennis team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $566,451, above the median of $452k — $62,939 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's tennis programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 991, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,064,898 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,131 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#90Team budgetof 232 · Division I#88Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#123Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#98APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's tennis program
Roster sizes (cap 10)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$566,451 for the year
- Operating expenses$111,198 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$62,939 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,064,898 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,131 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$159,736 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Saunders head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Eric Quade | Volunteer Assistant Coach | On 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 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 →29,503undergraduates · 36,582 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →26%admitted · of 121,101 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 109
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $566,451 $62,939 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,064,898
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $159,736
Cost
Full picture →$14,647net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,237 in-state · $45,014 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 33 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Irvine
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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions26% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,647 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 29,503Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 10 | 15 | $86k | — | 56% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 20 | 9 | $274k | — | 60% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 25 | 10 | $62k | — | 85% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 13 | $162k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 11 | $293k | — | 11% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 11 | $317k | — | 79% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 36 | 8 | $1.4M | 994 | 10% | |
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 37 | 10 | $250k | 967 | 63% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 38 | 8 | $133k | — | 3% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 39 | 13 | $105k | — | 40% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | 11 | $840k | 977 | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 45 | 8 | $1.5M | 964 | 9% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 1 over cap | 11 | $723k | $65,764 | 955 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 1 over cap | 11 | $666k | $60,502 | 984 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine room for 1 | 9 | $566k | $62,939 | 992 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 1 | 9 | $426k | $47,312 | 984 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 2 over cap | 12 | $401k | $33,398 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside at cap | 10 | $250k | $25,016 | 967 | vs |
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