Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO · public · 8,143 undergraduates
Colorado Mesa University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Colorado Mesa University listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Colorado Mesa University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,633 per male athlete and $5,584 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 $5,740 per men's player, 137% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $6,513 per women's player, 148% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
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.
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. 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. 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 across all sports ($2,348,805 for men's sports, $1,809,149 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 $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.
- How many players are on the Colorado Mesa University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Colorado Mesa University listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division II 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 Colorado Mesa University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Colorado Mesa University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,633 per male athlete and $5,584 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 Colorado Mesa University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,740 per men's player, 137% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $6,513 per women's player, 148% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- 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.