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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Men's Tennis

Chapel Hill, NC · the Tar Heels · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overview
10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$1.1M
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$110,824
Per roster spot
median $47,956
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
977
APR
95% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a men's tennis team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,108,241, well above the median of $452k — $110,824 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men'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 977, about the median of 991, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,121,336 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,691 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's tennis programs

Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.1M
Spend per player$110,824
Roster size10
Coaching staff3
APR977

Team budgets across the division

$56k$4.9M
this programevery Division I men's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

521
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster10 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,108,241 for the year
  • Operating expenses$246,865 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$110,824 division median $47,956
  • Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 929 latest
  • Players retained95% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$9,121,336 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,691 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$3,228,757 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Sampson L. Paul head coachHead Coachnot on file
Sam PaulHead Coachnot on file
Tripp PhillipsAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Ben SigouinAssistant 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 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
20,681undergraduates · 32,234 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
19%admitted · of 57,902 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1530
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
92%

Men'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 Rate977
95% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,108,241 $110,824 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$9,121,336
Recruiting spend, men's
$3,228,757
$11,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,109
Sticker, out-of-state$56,450
Average net price$11,140
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,165
$30–48k$5,143
$48–75k$11,220
$75–110k$19,106
$110k and up$24,077
Tuition & fees
$8,989 in-state · $39,330 out

Campus safety

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1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.17
Property2.11
In residence halls
26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
20 over 2022–2024
15%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Biological sciences778 · 15%
Social sciences746 · 14%
Business504 · 9%
Communication & journalism465 · 9%
Multidisciplinary studies456 · 9%

Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles

University of North Carolina, Chapel HillDuke University · 9 miNorth Carolina Central University · 10 miNorth Carolina State University · 23 miWilliam Peace University · 25 miElon University · 29 miCampbell University · 39 miNorth Carolina A&T State University · 42 miThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 44 miGuilford College · 48 miMethodist University · 55 miBarton College · 65 miWake Forest University · 70 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference913$1.8M9987%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.109$299k99490%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference239$1.4M99840%
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference257$18k—97%
Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association298$532k98467%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association397$317k100094%
North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association427$214k94646%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference448$246k100090%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.488$32k—84%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference5514$79k—75%
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas6515$250k—96%
Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7019$2.4M98922%

Other men's tennis programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Wake Forest University 9 over cap19$2.4M$127,444989vs
Clemson University 2 over cap12$1.8M$149,989945vs
University of Virginia 4 over cap14$1.8M$127,705964vs
Duke University 3 over cap13$1.8M$136,790998vs
Southern Methodist University 5 over cap15$1.7M$114,442992vs
University of Miami (Florida) room for 28$1.5M$189,9561000vs
Stanford University room for 28$1.4M$181,0231000vs
University of Notre Dame at cap10$1.4M$142,7331000vs
North Carolina State University room for 19$1.4M$152,758998vs
Florida State University at cap10$1.2M$116,992962vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at cap10$1.1M$110,824977vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 3 over cap13$1M$78,3701000vs
University of California, Berkeley 2 over cap12$963k$80,2431000vs
Georgia Institute of Technology at cap10$821k$82,0951000vs
University of Louisville 2 over cap12$689k$57,385989vs
Boston College 4 over cap14$429k$30,612995vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's tennis program · Men's Tennis budgets ranked