Division I · Southern Conference
Furman University Women's Tennis
Greenville, SC · the Paladins · Furman University overview
7
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 10
$818k
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$116,839
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
983
APR
98% of players retained
53%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Furman University fields a women's tennis team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $817,877, above the median of $546k — $116,839 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,197,935 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,120 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#87Team budgetof 301 · Division I#64Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#253Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#239APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$817,877 for the year
- Operating expenses$68,907 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$116,839 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,197,935 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,120 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$115,162 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Dasso head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Allie Gretkowski | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ellie Schulson | Volunteer 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,327undergraduates · 2,505 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →53%admitted · of 8,406 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1425
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 107
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $817,877 $116,840 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,197,935
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $115,162
Cost
Full picture →$32,901net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,312
Campus safety
Full picture →3.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Furman 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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions53% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,901 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,327Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | 6 | $345k | — | 63% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 10 | $45k | — | 40% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | 10 | $1.9M | 983 | 38% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 29 | 10 | $650k | 995 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 30 | 10 | $179k | — | 64% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 30 | 14 | $300k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 41 | 11 | $380k | — | 61% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 45 | 9 | $315k | 1000 | 72% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 48 | 10 | $283k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 50 | 8 | $267k | 991 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 52 | 11 | $357k | — | 68% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 60 | 10 | $219k | — | 53% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University room for 3 | 7 | $818k | $116,839 | 983 | vs | |
| Wofford College at cap | 10 | $650k | $65,014 | 995 | vs | |
| Samford University 1 over cap | 11 | $596k | $54,224 | 970 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 2 | 8 | $536k | $67,010 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 2 | 8 | $435k | $54,407 | 992 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 3 | 7 | $372k | $53,142 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 1 | 9 | $306k | $33,960 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 2 | 8 | $267k | $33,320 | 991 | vs |
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