Division I · Mid-American Conference
Western Michigan University Women's Tennis
Kalamazoo, MI · the Broncos · Western Michigan University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$443k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$55,396
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
985
APR
97% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Western Michigan University fields a women's tennis team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $443,172, below the median of $546k — $55,396 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women'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 985, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,158,309 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,635 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#190Team budgetof 301 · Division I#173Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#224APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$443,172 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,235 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,396 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,158,309 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,635 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$147,287 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Payne head coach | Interim Head 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 →13,026undergraduates · 16,693 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 20,100 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate985
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $443,172 $55,397 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,158,309
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $147,287
Cost
Full picture →$20,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,298 in-state · $19,098 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Michigan University
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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,026Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | 15 | $146k | — | 76% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 37 | 9 | $29k | — | 97% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | 10 | $214k | — | 97% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 43 | 13 | $56k | — | 76% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 44 | 12 | $66k | — | 83% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 45 | 15 | $54k | — | 71% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 49 | 10 | $339k | — | 95% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 51 | 9 | $1.6M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 55 | 17 | $82k | — | 85% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 66 | 10 | $1.4M | 987 | 84% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 2 | 8 | $805k | $100,602 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 3 | 7 | $740k | $105,731 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University at cap | 10 | $595k | $59,505 | — | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 2 | 8 | $552k | $68,985 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 3 | 7 | $486k | $69,440 | 992 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 2 | 8 | $443k | $55,396 | 985 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 1 | 9 | $419k | $46,507 | 990 | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked