Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Women's Tennis
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
11
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 10
$596k
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$54,224
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
970
APR
97% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a women's tennis team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $596,474, about the median of $546k — $54,224 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 301 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 970, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,413,369 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,402 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#135Team budgetof 301 · Division I#177Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#25Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#273APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$596,474 for the year
- Operating expenses$61,666 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,224 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,413,369 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,402 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$70,630 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Vest 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 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 →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1011
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $596,474 $54,225 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,413,369
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $70,630
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent 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 →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Samford 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 8 | $571k | 1000 | 88% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 10 | $1.2M | 992 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 9 | $452k | 983 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 6 | $274k | 953 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 7 | $87k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 84 | 9 | $305k | — | 93% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 8 | $222k | 1000 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 94 | 7 | $23k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 95 | 12 | $102k | — | 31% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 96 | 10 | $2M | 984 | 50% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 101 | 10 | $378k | — | 87% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 105 | 8 | $9k | — | 63% |
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 |
Every Southern Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked