Division I · Southland Conference
McNeese State University Women's Tennis
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8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$460k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$57,478
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
976
APR
97% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
McNeese State University fields a women's tennis team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $459,826, below the median of $546k — $57,478 per roster spot, lower 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 976, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,779,173 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,851 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#180Team budgetof 301 · Division I#166Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#257APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's tennis program
Roster sizes (cap 10)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$459,826 for the year
- Operating expenses$11,908 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,478 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,779,173 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,851 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$118,963 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sonia Carlson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Noelia Lorca | 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 →5,560undergraduates · 6,060 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 3,294 applicants
SAT middle 50%810 – 1120
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate976
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $459,826 $57,478 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,779,173
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $118,963
Cost
Full picture →$11,393net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,460 in-state · $9,960 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research McNeese State 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 divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,393 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,560Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 52 | 8 | $494k | 1000 | 86% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 8 | $521k | 992 | 89% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 109 | 8 | $363k | 983 | 94% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 123 | 13 | $1.6M | 982 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 123 | 8 | $221k | 995 | 50% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 8 | $457k | 982 | 88% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 131 | 7 | $722k | 963 | 70% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 134 | 9 | $79k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 135 | 9 | $1.3M | 1000 | 8% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 144 | 7 | $418k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 147 | 8 | $244k | 990 | 96% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi room for 1 | 9 | $652k | $72,444 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 2 | 8 | $494k | $61,787 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word at cap | 10 | $467k | $46,651 | 985 | vs | |
| McNeese State University room for 2 | 8 | $460k | $57,478 | 976 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University room for 2 | 8 | $457k | $57,173 | 982 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 2 over cap | 12 | $391k | $32,621 | 976 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 1 | 9 | $390k | $43,388 | 975 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 2 | 8 | $363k | $45,338 | 983 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 4 | 6 | $253k | $42,182 | 992 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University room for 2 | 8 | $244k | $30,487 | 990 | vs |
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