Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Houston Women's Tennis
Houston, TX · the Cougars · University of Houston overview
7
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 10
$722k
Team budget
67th percentile in Division I
$103,179
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
963
APR
93% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Houston fields a women's tennis team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $722,257, above the median of $546k — $103,179 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women'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 963, about the median of 995, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,768,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,439 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#99Team budgetof 301 · Division I#79Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#253Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#280APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's tennis program
Roster sizes (cap 10)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$722,257 for the year
- Operating expenses$137,280 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$103,179 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,768,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,439 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$330,602 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Valeriya Zeleva head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Rodgers | 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 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →37,946undergraduates · 46,676 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 30,327 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 107
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate963
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $722,257 $103,180 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,768,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $330,602
Cost
Full picture →$13,738net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,711 in-state · $22,191 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 74 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 45 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Houston
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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,738 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 37,946Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.73 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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 9 | $79k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 4 | 9 | $1.3M | 1000 | 8% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 7 | $418k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 79 | 8 | $494k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 86 | 11 | $4.9M | 986 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 8 | $460k | 976 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 8 | $457k | 982 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 148 | 12 | $2.2M | 1000 | 29% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University 3 over cap | 13 | $2M | $152,054 | 985 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University room for 1 | 9 | $1.9M | $216,429 | 969 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University room for 3 | 7 | $1.8M | $254,032 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University room for 2 | 8 | $1.8M | $220,096 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 3 | 7 | $1.7M | $238,390 | 953 | vs | |
| Arizona State University room for 4 | 6 | $1.4M | $228,232 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 1 over cap | 11 | $1.4M | $123,518 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida at cap | 10 | $1.3M | $130,458 | 984 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University room for 1 | 9 | $1.3M | $141,450 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iowa State University room for 2 | 8 | $1.2M | $145,688 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Arizona 1 over cap | 11 | $1.1M | $102,991 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 3 | 7 | $1.1M | $150,622 | 993 | vs | |
| Kansas State University room for 2 | 8 | $1,000k | $124,966 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati room for 2 | 8 | $773k | $96,642 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 3 | 7 | $722k | $103,179 | 963 | vs | |
| West Virginia University room for 3 | 7 | $470k | $67,139 | 992 | vs |
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