University of Southern California Women's Tennis
University of Southern California fields a women's tennis team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,618,915, well above the median of $546k — $147,174 per roster spot, top quarter 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 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,525,051 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,569 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
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,618,915 for the year
- Operating expenses$230,652 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$147,174 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,525,051 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,569 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$856,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Swain head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Omar El Kheshen | Women's Tennis Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,618,915 $147,174 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,525,051
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $856,710
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Southern California
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Pacific West Conference | 7 | 8 | $410k | — | 92% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 10 | $1.1M | 984 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 9 | $90k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 8 | $1.6M | 992 | 9% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 13 | $116k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 4 | $54k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 17 | 9 | $289k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 7 | $700k | 974 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | 14 | $692k | 976 | 93% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 7 | $369k | — | 79% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 8 | $1.5M | 984 | 50% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 25 | 8 | $521k | 992 | 87% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked