Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Marshall University Women's Tennis
Huntington, WV · the The Herd · Marshall University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$657k
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division I
$82,093
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
972
APR
94% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Marshall University fields a women's tennis team in the Sun Belt 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 $656,750, above the median of $546k — $82,093 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 972, about the median of 995, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,942,683 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,498 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#114Team budgetof 301 · Division I#105Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#271APRof 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$656,750 for the year
- Operating expenses$165,621 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$82,093 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,942,683 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,498 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,252 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Mercer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| JJ Mercer | Assistant 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 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 →8,235undergraduates · 11,027 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 6,499 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1130
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate972
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $656,750 $82,094 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,942,683
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,252
Cost
Full picture →$9,734net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,942 in-state · $20,294 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Marshall 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 divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,734 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,235Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 36 | 6 | $187k | — | 96% | |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) Division II · Mountain East Conference | 44 | 15 | $296k | — | 65% | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 101 | 10 | $128k | — | 94% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 103 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 103 | 6 | $79k | — | 87% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 109 | 9 | $34k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 112 | 11 | $409k | — | 78% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 113 | 10 | $1.6M | 993 | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 114 | 12 | $154k | — | 17% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 115 | 13 | $90k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 116 | 8 | $1.3M | 992 | 92% | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Independent | 116 | 8 | $170k | — | — |
Other women's tennis programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion University room for 2 | 8 | $994k | $124,196 | 1000 | vs | |
| James Madison University 1 over cap | 11 | $953k | $86,638 | 992 | vs | |
| Marshall University room for 2 | 8 | $657k | $82,093 | 972 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University room for 2 | 8 | $622k | $77,732 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama room for 3 | 7 | $608k | $86,894 | 992 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University room for 1 | 9 | $524k | $58,271 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette room for 2 | 8 | $521k | $65,158 | 992 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 2 | 8 | $507k | $63,420 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University room for 1 | 9 | $502k | $55,794 | 992 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University room for 1 | 9 | $460k | $51,102 | 1000 | vs | |
| Troy University room for 3 | 7 | $425k | $60,648 | 975 | vs | |
| Georgia State University room for 1 | 9 | $392k | $43,588 | 991 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 1 | 9 | $379k | $42,087 | 991 | vs |
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