by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at University of California-Santa Barbara, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UCSB plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UCSB men’s tennis team carries 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. The most recent cohort included 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCSB women’s tennis team fields 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. Academic data covers 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UCSB fields 21 tennis athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports UCSB sponsors, tennis sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Blake Muller.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Simon Thibodeau.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCSB men’s tennis program generated $723,408 in revenue against $723,408 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,118 in operating expense per athlete, or $78,303 per team.
The UCSB women’s tennis program reported $1,107,977 in revenue against $1,107,977 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $12,838 in operating expense per athlete, or $128,381 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $723,408 to the women’s $1,107,977 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #5 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (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 984 and the women 982, with graduation success rates of 85% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, tennis trails the average at 983.
When UCSB places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.