University of South Carolina, Columbia Women's Tennis
University of South Carolina, Columbia 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 $1,611,939, well above the median of $546k — $201,492 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 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,806,841 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,597 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,611,939 for the year
- Operating expenses$265,029 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$201,492 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,806,841 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,597 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$884,945 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Epley head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,611,939 $201,492 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,806,841
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $884,945
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,688 in-state · $34,943 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of South Carolina, Columbia
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 1 | 7 | $145k | — | 67% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 36 | 8 | $292k | 963 | 82% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 10 | $228k | — | 75% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 9 | $315k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 61 | 8 | $154k | — | 97% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 9 | $167k | — | 89% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 67 | 11 | $357k | — | 68% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 7 | $248k | — | 85% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 80 | 10 | $225k | — | 82% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 81 | 11 | $380k | — | 61% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 83 | 11 | $294k | — | 68% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 83 | 10 | $179k | — | 64% |
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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