Division I · Southern Conference
Western Carolina University Women's Tennis
Cullowhee, NC · the Catamounts · Western Carolina University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$267k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$33,320
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Western Carolina University fields a women's tennis team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $266,566, well below the median of $546k — $33,320 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 991, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,319,306 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,835 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#262Team budgetof 301 · Division I#250Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#201APRof 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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$266,566 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,224 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,320 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,319,306 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,835 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$106,284 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bret Beaver head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelley Graham | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Angela Perez | Assistant 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 →10,009undergraduates · 11,628 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 18,183 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $266,566 $33,321 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,319,306
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $106,284
Cost
Full picture →$12,252net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $4,532 in-state · $8,532 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 62 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Carolina 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 divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,252 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,009Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 26 | 10 | $45k | — | 40% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 41 | 10 | $283k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 45 | 9 | $141k | — | 64% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 48 | 10 | $1.9M | 983 | 38% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 6 | $345k | — | 63% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 50 | 7 | $818k | 983 | 53% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 6 | $64k | — | 78% | |
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 53 | 8 | $59k | — | 66% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 55 | 22 | $152k | — | 93% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 59 | 10 | $292k | — | 68% | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | 11 | $2M | 992 | 46% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 63 | 14 | $300k | — | 53% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University room for 3 | 7 | $818k | $116,839 | 983 | vs | |
| Wofford College at cap | 10 | $650k | $65,014 | 995 | vs | |
| Samford University 1 over cap | 11 | $596k | $54,224 | 970 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 2 | 8 | $536k | $67,010 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 2 | 8 | $435k | $54,407 | 992 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 3 | 7 | $372k | $53,142 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 1 | 9 | $306k | $33,960 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 2 | 8 | $267k | $33,320 | 991 | vs |
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