Does Delta State University have a tennis program?

Yes. Delta State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Delta State University?

Delta State University is in Cleveland, MS, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Delta State University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,445 a year, and an average net price of $13,540 after grants and scholarships.

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS · public · 1,620 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Delta State University field?

Delta State University, in Cleveland, MS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Gulf South Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 9 players against 5, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Delta State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 10% below the Gulf South Conference median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Delta State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 74%.

Delta State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Gulf South Conference median of 9, by 44%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Delta State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well below the Gulf South Conference median of 7, by 29%.

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 Delta State University fund its athletes?

Delta State University reported 338 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 239 men and 99 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $1,848,569, about $5,246 per male athlete and $6,007 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 $37,868 for men's sports and $17,087 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $158 and $173 per athlete.

What is Delta State University like academically?

Delta State University is a small public university offering graduate degrees that admits 100% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1050.

The full cost of attendance is around $22,445 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,540 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.

42% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 67% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $41,991, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Delta State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Education, is 19% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Health Professions and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (78 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (46 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (42 degrees)
Biology, General (41 degrees)
Psychology, General (25 degrees)
Air Transportation (22 degrees)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (21 degrees)
Social Work (20 degrees)
Business/Commerce, General (20 degrees)
Visual and Performing Arts, General (16 degrees)

What is Cleveland, MS like to live in?

Delta State University sits in Cleveland, a remote town of about 11,000 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi.

The median household in Cleveland earns about $43,519, which is below the Mississippi median ($54,915) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Home values are in step with the rest of Mississippi, around $162,300 and rents are typical for the state, about $860 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.

The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 25% under 18.

34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Mississippi average of 24%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Delta State University have a tennis program?: Yes. Delta State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Delta State University?: Delta State University is in Cleveland, MS, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Delta State University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,445 a year, and an average net price of $13,540 after grants and scholarships.