Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS · public · 2,363 undergraduates
Alcorn State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Alcorn State University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Alcorn State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,557 per male athlete and $7,061 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,061 per men's player, 42% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,000 per women's player, 51% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Alcorn State University, in Alcorn State, MS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Alcorn State University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 5 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Alcorn State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 6, by 33%.
Alcorn State University's women's tennis roster has held at 8 players in every filing since 2020. Alcorn State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 4.5, by 41%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Alcorn State University fund its athletes?
Alcorn State University reported 330 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 207 men and 123 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,639,736 across all sports ($1,771,233 for men's sports, $868,503 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $64,518 for men's sports and $45,319 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $312 and $368 per athlete.
What is Alcorn State University like academically?
Alcorn State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 45% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 904.
The full cost of attendance is around $23,751 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,265 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
70% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
57% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $36,421, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Alcorn State University?
Biological & Biomedical Sciences is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (16%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (113 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (60 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (42 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (39 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (30 degrees)
- Psychology, General (29 degrees)
- Agricultural Business and Management (29 degrees)
- Chemistry (25 degrees)
- Agriculture, General (24 degrees)
- Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other (24 degrees)
Frequently asked questions
- Does Alcorn State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Alcorn State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southwestern Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southwestern Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Alcorn State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Alcorn State University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Alcorn State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Alcorn State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,557 per male athlete and $7,061 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Alcorn State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,061 per men's player, 42% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,000 per women's player, 51% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Alcorn State University?
- Alcorn State University is in Alcorn State, MS, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Alcorn State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,751 a year, and an average net price of $13,265 after grants and scholarships.