Division II · Great American Conference
Harding University Women's Tennis
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9
Roster
2024–25 season
$230k
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division II
$25,517
Per roster spot
median $20,826
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Harding University fields a women's tennis team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, about the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $229,658, above the median of $193k — $25,517 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's tennis programs. The school gave $1,646,535 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,904 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 178 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#66Team budgetof 178 · Division II#63Spend per playerof 178 · Division II#80Roster sizeof 178 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's tennis program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$229,658 for the year
- Operating expenses$23,311 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,517 division median $20,826
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,646,535 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,904 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$17,140 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Kirchgessner head coach | Head Coach | On 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 II roster spots1,728 178 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 120 0.84% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,496undergraduates · 4,608 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →100%admitted · of 2,202 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1280
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $229,658 $25,518 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,646,535
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $17,140
Cost
Full picture →$21,069net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $24,888
Campus safety
Full picture →0.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harding 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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions100% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,069 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,496Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 8 | $76k | — | 53% | |
| Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 8 | $622k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 80 | 10 | $174k | — | 96% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 98 | 9 | $116k | — | 50% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 99 | 7 | $165k | — | 88% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 99 | 9 | $40k | — | 58% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 101 | 8 | $859k | 983 | 93% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 108 | 11 | $221k | — | 69% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 118 | 5 | $146k | — | 100% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 138 | 7 | $1.8M | 1000 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 143 | 5 | $47k | 1000 | 51% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 149 | 9 | $1.1M | 1000 | 72% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Great American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University | 9 | $230k | $25,517 | — | vs | |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 11 | $221k | $20,117 | — | vs | |
| Southern Arkansas University | 9 | $215k | $23,883 | — | vs | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9 | $203k | $22,515 | — | vs | |
| Arkansas Tech University | 10 | $174k | $17,414 | — | vs |
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