by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Howard University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Howard is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The Howard men’s tennis team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 20. The NCAA tracked 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Howard women’s tennis team lists 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. Academic data covers 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Howard fields 18 tennis athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Howard sponsors, tennis comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Nicholas Askew.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Nicholas Askew.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, tennis sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Howard men’s tennis program reported $101,198 in revenue against $101,198 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $5,125 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,003 per team.
The Howard women’s tennis program reported $465,537 in revenue against $465,537 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $5,219 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,186 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $101,198 to the women’s $465,537 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #9 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 90% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 966 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 970, tennis sits above average at 983.
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