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Division I · Big West Conference

University of California, Irvine Women's Tennis

Irvine, CA · the Anteaters · University of California, Irvine overview
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11
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 10
$397k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$36,062
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
96% of players retained
26%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of California, Irvine fields a women's tennis team in the Big West 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 $396,683, below the median of $546k — $36,062 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 993, about the median of 995, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,963,571 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,316 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's tennis programs

Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#209Team budgetof 301 · Division I#244Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#25Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#146APRof 301 · Division I
Team budget$397k
Spend per player$36,062
Roster size11
Coaching staff2
APR993

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

  • Roster11 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$396,683 for the year
  • Operating expenses$68,330 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$36,062 division median $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,963,571 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,316 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$103,069 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Elizabeth Ferris SmithHead CoachOn file · sign in
Chelsey RuizAssistant 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

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Campus

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29,503undergraduates · 36,582 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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26%admitted · of 121,101 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
86%

Women's Tennis

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11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1011
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$396,683 $36,062 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,963,571
Recruiting spend, women's
$103,069

Cost

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$14,647net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$39,051
Sticker, out-of-state$69,828
Average net price$14,647
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,485
$30–48k$8,044
$48–75k$11,769
$75–110k$16,809
$110k and up$29,595
Tuition & fees
$14,237 in-state · $45,014 out

Campus safety

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1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.62
Property4.17
In residence halls
30 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
33 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences1,313 · 16%
Psychology1,034 · 13%
Business965 · 12%
Biological sciences956 · 12%
Engineering842 · 10%

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.

Women's Tennis program11 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

Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles

University of California, IrvineConcordia University Irvine · 2 miChapman University · 10 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 16 miLong Beach State University · 18 miBiola University · 20 miWhittier College · 25 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 32 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 32 miAzusa Pacific University · 33 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 34 miUniversity of Southern California · 36 miUniversity of California, Riverside · 37 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference28$174k—60%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1015$97k—56%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference168$521k99287%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference187$700k97447%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference209$289k—60%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.254$54k—85%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3212$202k—7%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3212$257k—11%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.337$369k—79%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Pacific West Conference348$410k—92%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference3611$1.6M97010%
University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference377$293k100063%

Other women's tennis programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of California, Santa Barbara at cap10$1.1M$110,797992vs
California Polytechnic State University 2 over cap12$728k$60,6411000vs
Long Beach State University room for 37$700k$99,992974vs
California State University, Sacramento room for 28$697k$87,085991vs
California State University, Northridge 4 over cap14$692k$49,446976vs
California State University, Fullerton room for 28$521k$65,128992vs
University of California, San Diego 2 over cap12$451k$37,558—vs
University of California, Irvine 1 over cap11$397k$36,062993vs
University of California, Riverside room for 37$293k$41,9161000vs

Every Big West Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked