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Division I · Big West Conference

University of California, Santa Barbara Women's Tennis

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10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$1.1M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$110,797
Per roster spot
median $61,695
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
28%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of California, Santa Barbara fields a women's tennis team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,107,977, well above the median of $546k — $110,797 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's tennis programs. That is exactly 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 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,360,459 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,422 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's tennis programs

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

#63Team budgetof 301 · Division I#71Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#157APRof 301 · Division I
Team budget$1.1M
Spend per player$110,797
Roster size10
Coaching staff4
APR992

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

  • Roster10 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,107,977 for the year
  • Operating expenses$128,381 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$110,797 division median $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,360,459 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,422 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$244,999 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Simon Thibodeau head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Camille KissAssistant CoachOn 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 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

General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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

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Campus

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23,232undergraduates · 26,068 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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28%admitted · of 110,871 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Tennis

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10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1010
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,107,977 $110,798 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,360,459
Recruiting spend, women's
$244,999

Cost

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$15,283net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$40,587
Sticker, out-of-state$71,364
Average net price$15,283
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,745
$30–48k$8,910
$48–75k$11,398
$75–110k$16,839
$110k and up$30,085
Tuition & fees
$14,965 in-state · $45,742 out

Campus safety

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2.14violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.14
Property3.49
In residence halls
36 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
149 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences1,713 · 27%
Biological sciences715 · 11%
Psychology661 · 10%
Mathematics & statistics608 · 9%
Communication & journalism597 · 9%

Research University of California, Santa Barbara

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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions28% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,283 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 23,232Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.14 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, Santa BarbaraWestmont College · 11 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 57 miPepperdine University · 70 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 76 miCalifornia Polytechnic State University · 76 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 84 miLoyola Marymount University · 87 miUniversity of Southern California · 93 miOccidental College · 95 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 99 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 100 miWhittier College · 108 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference1112$190k—80%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.5713$119k—89%
Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference708$1.5M98450%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference7614$692k97693%
California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference7612$728k100030%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference848$1.6M9929%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference8710$1.1M98440%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference9311$1.6M97010%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.959$90k—40%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Pacific West Conference998$410k—92%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10013$116k—3%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1084$54k—85%

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