Davidson College Women's Tennis
Davidson College fields a women's tennis team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $518,628, about the median of $546k — $43,219 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 301 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $2,711,726 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,510 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$518,628 for the year
- Operating expenses$65,956 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,219 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$2,711,726 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$199,870 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Susanne Depka head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelly Larkin | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $518,628 $43,219 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,711,726
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $199,870
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $60,050
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 15 | 7 | $682k | 992 | 80% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 7 | $98k | — | 43% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 20 | 25 | $294k | — | 90% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 21 | 11 | $294k | — | 68% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 6 | $121k | — | 74% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 24 | 10 | $296k | — | 78% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 11 | $65k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 32 | 12 | $198k | — | 81% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 42 | 7 | $248k | — | 85% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 53 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 54 | 6 | $97k | — | 69% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | 10 | $1.5M | 1000 | 22% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University room for 2 | 8 | $1M | $125,319 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Washington University room for 2 | 8 | $719k | $89,896 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Richmond at cap | 10 | $693k | $69,297 | 983 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University room for 2 | 8 | $631k | $78,905 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 1 | 9 | $583k | $64,817 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duquesne University room for 2 | 8 | $550k | $68,772 | 1000 | vs | |
| Davidson College 2 over cap | 12 | $519k | $43,219 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University 2 over cap | 12 | $278k | $23,192 | 998 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 2 | 8 | $255k | $31,818 | 1000 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 3 | 7 | $233k | $33,240 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Dayton room for 2 | 8 | $220k | $27,550 | 1000 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked