Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Southern California Men's Tennis
Los Angeles, CA · the Trojans · University of Southern California overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$1.4M
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$179,469
Per roster spot
median $47,956
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Southern California fields a men's tennis team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,435,755, well above the median of $452k — $179,469 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's tennis programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 991, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,118,920 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $42,468 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#26Team budgetof 232 · Division I#11Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#168Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#80APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's tennis program
Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,435,755 for the year
- Operating expenses$247,363 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$179,469 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,118,920 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$42,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$5,926,680 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Masi head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marc Lucero | Men's Tennis Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sebastian Fanselow | Men's Tennis 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 →21,023undergraduates · 47,147 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →10%admitted · of 80,808 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,435,755 $179,469 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,118,920
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $5,926,680
Cost
Full picture →$41,496net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →1.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Southern California
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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,496 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,023Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 11 | $840k | 977 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 13 | $105k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 8 | $1.5M | 964 | 9% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 8 | $133k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 10 | $62k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 17 | 9 | $274k | — | 60% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 11 | $317k | — | 79% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 11 | $1.5M | 936 | 50% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 15 | $86k | — | 56% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 13 | $162k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 11 | $293k | — | 11% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 36 | 9 | $566k | 992 | 26% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 3 over cap | 13 | $2M | $155,224 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign room for 2 | 8 | $1.6M | $204,296 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles room for 2 | 8 | $1.5M | $182,012 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Southern California room for 2 | 8 | $1.4M | $179,469 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Washington room for 2 | 8 | $1.4M | $177,230 | 967 | vs | |
| Michigan State University room for 1 | 9 | $1.3M | $147,788 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Michigan at cap | 10 | $1.3M | $126,898 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison room for 1 | 9 | $1.1M | $127,269 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1 over cap | 11 | $1.1M | $103,746 | 985 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 1 over cap | 11 | $1.1M | $100,117 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington 2 over cap | 12 | $1.1M | $91,753 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Oregon 1 over cap | 11 | $965k | $87,757 | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University room for 2 | 8 | $920k | $115,027 | 968 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University 2 over cap | 12 | $835k | $69,586 | 981 | vs |
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