Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO · public · 8,143 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Colorado Mesa University field?
Colorado Mesa University, in Grand Junction, CO, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Independent.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Colorado Mesa University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2021 and as high as 14 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 11. That 2025 roster is 22% above the Independent median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Colorado Mesa University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 10% above the Independent median of 5.
Colorado Mesa University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2024 and as high as 12 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is well above the Independent median of 8, by 25%, and 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Colorado Mesa University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the Independent median of 4, by 25%.
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 Colorado Mesa University fund its athletes?
Colorado Mesa University reported 831 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 507 men and 324 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,157,954, about $4,633 per male athlete and $5,584 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $121,903 for men's sports and $60,812 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $240 and $188 per athlete.
What is Colorado Mesa University like academically?
Colorado Mesa University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 82% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1055.
The full cost of attendance is around $24,046 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,103 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 37% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,927 for CO residents and $25,124 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
41% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,823, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Colorado Mesa University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (15%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (6%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (188 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (157 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (131 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (74 degrees)
- Biology, General (61 degrees)
- Psychology, General (61 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (45 degrees)
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (37 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (36 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (29 degrees)
What is Grand Junction, CO like to live in?
Colorado Mesa University sits in Grand Junction, a small city of about 67,000 people in Mesa County, Colorado.
The median household in Grand Junction earns about $66,676, which is far below the Colorado median ($92,470) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $358,300, 29% below the Colorado median and a typical rent of $1,101 a month is 35% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 19% under 18 and 21% aged 65 or over.
36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Colorado average of 45%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Colorado Mesa University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Colorado Mesa University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Independent) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Independent), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Colorado Mesa University?
- Colorado Mesa University is in Grand Junction, CO, in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States.
- How much does Colorado Mesa University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,046 a year, and an average net price of $15,103 after grants and scholarships.