by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. RPI plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Liberty League.
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The RPI men’s tennis team fields 15 players.
The RPI women’s tennis team fields 11 student athletes.
Across both rosters, RPI fields 26 tennis athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports RPI sponsors, tennis ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Vacant.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Vacant.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RPI men’s tennis program reported $171,528 in revenue against $170,069 in expenses, for a surplus of $1,459. That works out to about $4,015 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,218 per team.
The RPI women’s tennis program brought in $147,204 in revenue against $158,066 in expenses, coming up short by $10,862. Per athlete, that is about $4,739 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,131 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $171,528 to the women’s $147,204 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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