Delaware State University

How big is the Delaware State University women's tennis roster?

Delaware State University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 13% above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 8.

Delaware State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

How many coaches does Delaware State University women's tennis have?

Delaware State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 13% above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 4.

More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.

What does Delaware State University spend on women's tennis?

Delaware State University reported $331,114 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 39% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $7,149 per player in 2025, well above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of $5,219, by 37%.

Against the NCAA Division I median it is well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 30%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $94 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 91%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 26% between 2020 and 2025, from $262,167 to $331,114.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is Delaware State University like academically?

Delaware State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 47% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 940.

The full cost of attendance is around $27,939 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,910 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $10,670 for DE residents and $20,634 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

49% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

39% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,307, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Delaware State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 13% of degrees, with Liberal Arts & Sciences, 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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.

• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (81 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (65 degrees)
• Psychology, General (59 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (51 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (48 degrees)
• Criminology (43 degrees)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (36 degrees)
• Social Work (35 degrees)
• Public Health (32 degrees)
• Biology, General (23 degrees)

What is Dover, DE like to live in?

Delaware State University sits in Dover, a small city of about 39,000 people in Kent County, Delaware.

Household incomes in Dover, a median of about $58,336, sit far below the Delaware median and likewise far below the national one, 26% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $248,500, 24% below the Delaware median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,252 a month.

Commutes average about 24 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is close to the country's 39.

27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Delaware average of 35%.

What other teams does Delaware State University field?

This is the only Delaware State University team with a public profile here so far.

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