Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alcorn State University Women's Tennis
Lorman, MS · the Braves · Alcorn State University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$131k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$16,429
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Alcorn State 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 2 assistants. Team expenses were $131,434, well below the median of $546k — $16,429 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 991, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $868,503 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,713 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#294Team budgetof 301 · Division I#293Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#201APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$131,434 for the year
- Operating expenses$40,003 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$16,429 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$868,503 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,713 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$45,319 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kersten Vanem-Walker head coach | Interim Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,432undergraduates · 2,894 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 7,511 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 998
ACT middle 50%15 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $131,434 $16,429 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $868,503
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $45,319
Cost
Full picture →$13,155net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,549
Campus safety
Full picture →1.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Alcorn State 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 divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,155 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,432Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 57 | 10 | $302k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 7 | $179k | 991 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 64 | 8 | $56k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 7 | $47k | — | 53% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 8 | $221k | 995 | 50% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 99 | 9 | $524k | 996 | 73% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 101 | 13 | $1.6M | 982 | 74% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 8 | $252k | 989 | 24% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 102 | 12 | $391k | 976 | 94% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 113 | 9 | $379k | 991 | 99% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 115 | 8 | $363k | 983 | 94% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 122 | 5 | $47k | 1000 | 51% |
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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