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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

Davidson College Women's Tennis

Davidson, NC · the Wildcats · Davidson College overview
12
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 10
$519k
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$43,219
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

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 budget$519k
Spend per player$43,219
Roster size12
Coaching staff3
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$47k$4.9M
this programevery Division I women's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

515
this programevery Division I roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Susanne Depka head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kelly LarkinAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
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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.
1,904undergraduates · 1,904 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
14%admitted · of 7,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
92%

Women's Tennis

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12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1012
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
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
$26,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$79,475
Average net price$26,510
Net price by family income
$0–30k$6,613
$30–48k$3,339
$48–75k$7,610
$75–110k$25,077
$110k and up$40,503
Tuition & fees
$60,050

Campus safety

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4.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.46
Property0.71
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences136 · 27%
Biological sciences87 · 17%
Psychology49 · 10%
Physical sciences39 · 8%
Computer & information sciences32 · 6%

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Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles

Davidson CollegeThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 15 miJohnson C. Smith University · 18 miBelmont Abbey College · 20 miQueens University of Charlotte · 21 miLivingstone College · 23 miCatawba College · 24 miPfeiffer University · 32 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 32 miWingate University · 42 miSalem College (North Carolina) · 53 miWinston-Salem State University · 54 miWake Forest University · 54 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference157$682k99280%
Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association187$98k—43%
Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas2025$294k—90%
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference2111$294k—68%
Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association236$121k—74%
Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference2410$296k—78%
Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3211$65k—95%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference3212$198k—81%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference427$248k—85%
Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference53———87%
Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association546$97k—69%
Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5410$1.5M100022%

Other women's tennis programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fordham University room for 28$1M$125,3191000vs
George Washington University room for 28$719k$89,896998vs
University of Richmond at cap10$693k$69,297983vs
Virginia Commonwealth University room for 28$631k$78,905990vs
University of Rhode Island room for 19$583k$64,8171000vs
Duquesne University room for 28$550k$68,7721000vs
Davidson College 2 over cap12$519k$43,2191000vs
George Mason University 2 over cap12$278k$23,192998vs
Saint Joseph's University room for 28$255k$31,8181000vs
St. Bonaventure University room for 37$233k$33,240998vs
University of Dayton room for 28$220k$27,5501000vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked