by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Western Kentucky University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WKU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The WKU women’s tennis team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. Academic data covers 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports WKU sponsors, tennis sits at #9 by total roster size.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Greg Davis.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WKU women’s tennis program brought in $387,351 in revenue against $387,351 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $10,594 in operating expense per athlete, or $84,748 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #9 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, tennis sits above average at 1000.
When WKU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.