by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Radford University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Radford is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Radford men’s tennis team fields 6 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27.
The Radford women’s tennis team lists 6 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23.
Across both rosters, Radford carries 12 tennis athletes — 6 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Radford reports, tennis ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Radford men’s tennis program generated $145,337 in revenue against $145,337 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,791 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,745 per team.
The Radford women’s tennis program generated $222,767 in revenue against $222,767 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $4,619 in operating expense per athlete, or $27,712 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $145,337 to the women’s $222,767 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #7 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
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