by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at Northern Kentucky University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NKU competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The NKU men’s tennis team lists 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. Academic data covers 26 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NKU women’s tennis team fields 6 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. The NCAA tracked 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, NKU carries 13 tennis athletes — 7 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports NKU reports, tennis ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Brian Nester.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Brian Nester.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 12 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NKU men’s tennis program brought in $191,107 in revenue against $191,107 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $5,098 in operating expense per athlete, or $35,688 per team.
The NKU women’s tennis program generated $275,866 in revenue against $275,866 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $6,304 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,824 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $191,107 to the women’s $275,866 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 83% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, tennis sits above average at 995.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.