University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS · public · 10,075 undergraduates
University of Southern Mississippi tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Southern Mississippi listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 9. University of Southern Mississippi does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $17,322 per male athlete and $15,051 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 $10,859 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $9,930 per women's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of Southern Mississippi, in Hattiesburg, MS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
University of Southern Mississippi's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. University of Southern Mississippi lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, in line with the Sun Belt Conference median of 4.5.
University of Southern Mississippi's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. University of Southern Mississippi lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 13% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
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 University of Southern Mississippi fund its athletes?
University of Southern Mississippi reported 368 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 210 men and 158 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,015,655 across all sports ($3,637,667 for men's sports, $2,377,988 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 $551,644 for men's sports and $229,922 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $2,627 and $1,455 per athlete.
What is University of Southern Mississippi like academically?
University of Southern Mississippi is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 99% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1190, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,566 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,708 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 18% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,998 for MS residents and $11,998 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
46% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
49% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,140, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Southern Mississippi?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (13%) and Education (8%).
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 Levels and Methods (205 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (197 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (161 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (149 degrees)
- Psychology, General (146 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (136 degrees)
- Biology, General (111 degrees)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians (98 degrees)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (91 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (75 degrees)
What is Hattiesburg, MS like to live in?
University of Southern Mississippi sits in Hattiesburg, a small city of about 49,000 people in Forrest County, Mississippi.
The median household in Hattiesburg earns about $44,140, 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 $153,600 and rents are typical for the state, about $995 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
It reads as a college town: 17% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.6 times the national share, and the median age of 29 is younger than the country's 39.
35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Mississippi average of 24%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Southern Mississippi have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Southern Mississippi fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Sun Belt Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Sun Belt Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Southern Mississippi tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Southern Mississippi listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does University of Southern Mississippi give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Southern Mississippi does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $17,322 per male athlete and $15,051 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 University of Southern Mississippi spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $10,859 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $9,930 per women's player, in line with 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 University of Southern Mississippi?
- University of Southern Mississippi is in Hattiesburg, MS, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of Southern Mississippi cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,566 a year, and an average net price of $21,708 after grants and scholarships.