Alcorn State University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $137,588 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $131,434 |
How much does Alcorn State University spend on women's tennis?
Alcorn State University reported $131,434 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #582 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Alcorn State University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Alcorn State University's athletically related student aid averaged about $7,061 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Alcorn State University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Alcorn State University reported $45,319 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Alcorn State University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Alcorn State University reported $137,588 in total men's tennis expenses and $131,434 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Mississippi earn NIL money?
Mississippi's Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act (SB 2313, 2021) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1400IN.htm.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Alcorn State University women's tennis roster?
Alcorn State University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 14% above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 7.
Alcorn State University's women's tennis roster has held at 8 players in every filing since 2020.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
How many coaches does Alcorn State University women's tennis have?
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%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Alcorn State University spend on women's tennis?
Alcorn State University reported $131,434 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 76% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $5,000 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 51%.
Against the Southwestern Athletic Conference median it is well above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of $3,903, by 28%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $368 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of $214, by 72%.
Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $74,674 (2021) and $225,766 (2024) without a clear direction.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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)
What other teams does Alcorn State University field?
Alcorn State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Alcorn State, MS |
| Enrollment | 2,363 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Alcorn State University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Alcorn State University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Alcorn State University women's tennis?
- Alcorn State University competes in NCAA Division I in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Alcorn State University women's tennis roster compare with other Southwestern Athletic Conference programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Alcorn State University is 14% above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 7, based on 9 Southwestern Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Alcorn State University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 2.7 players per coach, 41% below the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 4.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Alcorn State University?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Alcorn State University?
- Alcorn State University is in Alcorn State, MS, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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