Delta State University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $131,693 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $146,297 |
How much does Delta State University spend on women's tennis?
Delta State University reported $146,297 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #553 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Delta State University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Delta State University's athletically related student aid averaged about $6,006 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Delta State University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Delta State University reported $17,087 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Delta State University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Delta State University reported $131,693 in total men's tennis expenses and $146,297 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 Delta State University women's tennis roster?
Delta State University listed 5 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 44% below the Gulf South Conference median of 9.
Delta State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
How many coaches does Delta State University women's tennis have?
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%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Delta State University spend on women's tennis?
Delta State University reported $146,297 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 45% below the Gulf South Conference median of $267,944.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,010 per player in 2025, well below the Gulf South Conference median of $2,833, by 29%.
Against the NCAA Division II median it is 23% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $173 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $120, by 44%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 68% between 2020 and 2025, from $86,907 to $146,297.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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%.
What other teams does Delta State University field?
Delta State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Cleveland, MS |
| Enrollment | 1,620 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Delta State University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Delta State University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Gulf South Conference and reported 5 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Delta State University women's tennis?
- Delta State University competes in NCAA Division II in the Gulf South Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Delta State University women's tennis roster compare with other Gulf South Conference programs?
- With 5 players in 2025, Delta State University is 44% below the Gulf South Conference median of 9, based on 10 Gulf South Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Delta State University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 5 players per coach, 29% below the Gulf South Conference median of 7.
- How much does it cost to attend Delta State University?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Delta State University?
- Delta State University is in Cleveland, MS, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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