Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Kentucky Women's Tennis
Lexington, KY · the Wildcats · University of Kentucky overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$1.3M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$164,307
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Kentucky fields a women's tennis team in the Southeastern 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 $1,314,460, well above the median of $546k — $164,307 per roster spot, top 10% 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 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,404,713 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,800 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#42Team budgetof 301 · Division I#29Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#157APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,314,460 for the year
- Operating expenses$279,170 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$164,307 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,404,713 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,800 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,006,502 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shelley Jaudon head coach | Head 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 →23,930undergraduates · 32,703 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 28,233 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
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
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,314,460 $164,308 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,404,713
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,006,502
Cost
Full picture →$19,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,212 in-state · $33,406 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 98 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Kentucky
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 divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,930Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 13 | $90k | — | 85% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 15 | 12 | $61k | — | 64% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 23 | 11 | $409k | — | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 31 | 12 | $84k | — | 54% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 9 | $30k | — | 33% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | 9 | $417k | — | 94% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 68 | 11 | $68k | — | 97% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | 6 | $276k | 1000 | 96% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 8 | $848k | 993 | 81% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 8 | $54k | — | 84% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 75 | 8 | $773k | 992 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 77 | 9 | $497k | 1000 | 88% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station 1 over cap | 11 | $4.9M | $441,213 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 2 over cap | 12 | $2.2M | $183,435 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 1 over cap | 11 | $2.1M | $187,031 | 992 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 10 | $2M | $203,105 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1 over cap | 11 | $2M | $177,740 | 992 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University room for 1 | 9 | $1.9M | $215,620 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 3 | 7 | $1.8M | $255,262 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida room for 2 | 8 | $1.7M | $207,529 | 991 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 3 over cap | 13 | $1.6M | $126,078 | 982 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 2 | 8 | $1.6M | $201,492 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 2 over cap | 12 | $1.5M | $125,792 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 8 | $1.3M | $164,307 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia room for 1 | 9 | $1.3M | $145,058 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 1 | 9 | $1.3M | $144,945 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at cap | 10 | $1.2M | $124,545 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 1 | 9 | $1.1M | $121,847 | 1000 | vs |
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