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Division I · Southeastern Conference

University of South Carolina, Columbia Women's Tennis

Columbia, SC · the Gamecocks · University of South Carolina, Columbia overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$1.6M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$201,492
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

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 budget$1.6M
Spend per player$201,492
Roster size8
Coaching staff3
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$47k$4.9M
this programevery Division I women's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

515
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$1,611,939 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

NameTitleEmail
Kevin Epley head coachHead Coachnot 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.
28,470undergraduates · 36,579 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
61%admitted · of 46,682 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1380
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
78%

Women's Tennis

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8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
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
$26,068net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$31,977
Sticker, out-of-state$54,223
Average net price$26,068
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,421
$30–48k$17,602
$48–75k$22,744
$75–110k$26,936
$110k and up$29,493
Tuition & fees
$12,688 in-state · $34,943 out

Campus safety

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0.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.61
Property0.71
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,539 · 26%
Health professions & nursing748 · 13%
Biological sciences653 · 11%
Engineering369 · 6%
Psychology369 · 6%

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

University of South Carolina, ColumbiaBenedict College · 1 miSouth Carolina State University · 36 miNewberry College · 39 miPresbyterian College · 58 miCoker University · 61 miAugusta University · 66 miLander University · 67 miWingate University · 76 miFrancis Marion University · 80 miErskine College · 81 miQueens University of Charlotte · 83 miConverse University · 83 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.17$145k—67%
South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.368$292k96382%
Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference3910$228k—75%
Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference589$315k100072%
Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference618$154k—97%
Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference669$167k—89%
Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference6711$357k—68%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference767$248k—85%
Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas8010$225k—82%
Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas8111$380k—61%
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference8311$294k—68%
Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas8310$179k—64%

Other women's tennis programs in the Southeastern Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Texas A&M University, College Station 1 over cap11$4.9M$441,213986vs
University of Texas at Austin 2 over cap12$2.2M$183,4351000vs
University of Oklahoma 1 over cap11$2.1M$187,031992vs
Auburn University at cap10$2M$203,105984vs
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1 over cap11$2M$177,740992vs
Vanderbilt University room for 19$1.9M$215,620991vs
University of Mississippi room for 37$1.8M$255,2621000vs
University of Florida room for 28$1.7M$207,529991vs
Louisiana State University 3 over cap13$1.6M$126,078982vs
University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 28$1.6M$201,4921000vs
University of Georgia 2 over cap12$1.5M$125,792977vs
University of Kentucky room for 28$1.3M$164,307992vs
University of Missouri, Columbia room for 19$1.3M$145,0581000vs
Mississippi State University room for 19$1.3M$144,9451000vs
University of Alabama at cap10$1.2M$124,545992vs
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 19$1.1M$121,8471000vs

Every Southeastern Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked