by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at Liberty University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Liberty University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Liberty University men’s tennis team carries 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The NCAA tracked 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Liberty University women’s tennis team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Liberty University fields 19 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Liberty University reports, tennis sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Derek Schwandt.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is John Paul (Dash) Connell.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Liberty University men’s tennis program generated $752,747 in revenue against $752,747 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $19,796 in operating expense per athlete, or $178,165 per team.
The Liberty University women’s tennis program reported $896,569 in revenue against $896,569 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $15,502 in operating expense per athlete, or $155,019 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $752,747 to the women’s $896,569 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 991 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, tennis grades out ahead at 996.
When Liberty University earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.