Division I · Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin State University Women's Tennis
Nacogdoches, TX · the Lumberjacks · Stephen F. Austin State University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$457k
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$57,173
Per roster spot
median $61,695
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
982
APR
98% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Stephen F. Austin 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 0 assistants. Team expenses were $457,386, below the median of $546k — $57,173 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 982, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,289,175 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,578 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#181Team budgetof 301 · Division I#167Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#249APRof 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, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$457,386 for the year
- Operating expenses$93,970 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,173 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,289,175 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,578 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$154,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Gidley 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →9,575undergraduates · 10,888 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 12,591 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate982
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $457,386 $57,173 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,289,175
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $154,710
Cost
Full picture →$15,498net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,600 in-state · $20,680 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stephen F. Austin 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 divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,498 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 9,575Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 8 | $105k | — | 41% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 60 | 9 | $360k | — | 92% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 8 | $87k | — | 60% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 82 | 7 | $418k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 92 | 8 | $363k | 983 | 94% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 8 | $494k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | 11 | $4.9M | 986 | 63% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 129 | 8 | $252k | 989 | 24% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 8 | $460k | 976 | 68% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 133 | 9 | $524k | 996 | 73% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 138 | 9 | $79k | — | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 138 | 7 | $722k | 963 | 70% |
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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