Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama A&M University Women's Tennis
Normal, AL · the Bulldogs · Alabama A&M University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$222k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$27,723
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Alabama A&M University fields a women's tennis team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $221,788, well below the median of $546k — $27,723 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,895,018 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,613 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#278Team budgetof 301 · Division I#269Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#1APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$221,788 for the year
- Operating expenses$18,604 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,723 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,895,018 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,613 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$52,365 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Willis Mbandi head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cheng-Yang Chang | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school tennis players204,721 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,689 301 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's tennis recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,845undergraduates · 6,614 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 15,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%810 – 1060
ACT middle 50%14 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $221,788 $27,724 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,895,018
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $52,365
Cost
Full picture →$14,064net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,024 in-state · $18,634 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 58 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Alabama A&M University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Tennis program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,064 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,845Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.01 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 47 | 12 | $198k | — | 51% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 9 | $447k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 69 | 6 | $31k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 8 | $435k | 992 | 77% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 74 | 14 | $665k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 9 | $452k | 983 | 76% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 86 | 17 | $103k | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 86 | 6 | $104k | — | 97% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 89 | 8 | $571k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 92 | 11 | $596k | 970 | 82% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 92 | 8 | $644k | 992 | 67% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 6 | $407k | 1000 | 96% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State University room for 4 | 6 | $274k | $45,629 | 953 | vs | |
| Grambling State University room for 2 | 8 | $252k | $31,466 | 989 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University room for 2 | 8 | $222k | $27,723 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge room for 2 | 8 | $221k | $27,585 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 6 | $180k | $29,971 | 968 | vs | |
| Jackson State University room for 3 | 7 | $179k | $25,587 | 991 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 4 | 6 | $173k | $28,770 | 982 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 2 | 8 | $131k | $16,429 | 991 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 5 | 5 | $47k | $9,412 | 1000 | vs |
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