Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb University Women's Tennis
Nashville, TN · the Bisons · Lipscomb University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$644k
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$80,461
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
97% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lipscomb University fields a women's tennis team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (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 $643,693, above the median of $546k — $80,461 per roster spot, upper half 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 992, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,906,856 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,324 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#120Team budgetof 301 · Division I#109Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#157APRof 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$643,693 for the year
- Operating expenses$95,841 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,461 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,906,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,324 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$201,134 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Aid head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dwight Dale | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kate Popova | 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
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 →3,270undergraduates · 5,047 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 4,244 applicants
SAT middle 50%1145 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate992
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $643,693 $80,462 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,906,856
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $201,134
Cost
Full picture →$27,386net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,824
Campus safety
Full picture →0.53violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lipscomb 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 divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,386 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,270Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.53 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 6 | $407k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 3 | 9 | $1.9M | 991 | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 4 | 10 | $167k | 995 | 93% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 30 | 14 | $665k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 9 | $448k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 8 | $387k | 982 | 97% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 12 | $198k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 92 | 13 | $365k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 8 | $222k | 1000 | 66% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 103 | 9 | $447k | 1000 | 96% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 112 | 8 | $435k | 992 | 77% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | 6 | $31k | — | 82% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University room for 2 | 8 | $644k | $80,461 | 992 | vs | |
| Stetson University 1 over cap | 11 | $636k | $57,806 | 982 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 4 | 6 | $444k | $73,918 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 1 | 9 | $417k | $46,370 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 8 | $391k | $48,854 | 1000 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 1 over cap | 11 | $294k | $26,766 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida 4 over cap | 14 | $248k | $17,683 | — | vs |
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