Mississippi Valley State University

How big is the Mississippi Valley State University men's tennis roster?

Mississippi Valley State University listed 5 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 50% below the NCAA Division I median of 10.

Mississippi Valley State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 8 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.

How many coaches does Mississippi Valley State University men's tennis have?

Mississippi Valley State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.5 players per coach, well below the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 6, by 58%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Mississippi Valley State University spend on men's tennis?

Mississippi Valley State University reported $56,350 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 87% below the NCAA Division I median of $435,301.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $3,176 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, by 70%.

Against the Southwestern Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of $2,927.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $13 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 99%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 173% between 2020 and 2025, from $20,669 to $56,350.

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

What is Mississippi Valley State University like academically?

Mississippi Valley State University is a small public university offering graduate degrees that admits 92% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 870.

The full cost of attendance is around $21,154 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,686 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.

56% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

27% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $31,919, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Mississippi Valley State University?

Liberal Arts & Sciences is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Education (18%) and Business, Management & Marketing (17%).

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 Levels and Methods (35 degrees)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (26 degrees)
• Social Work (23 degrees)
• Biology, General (22 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (19 degrees)
• Criminal Justice and Corrections (17 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (15 degrees)
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (11 degrees)
• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (11 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (7 degrees)

What is Itta Bena, MS like to live in?

Mississippi Valley State University sits in Itta Bena, a rural area of about 1,735 people in Leflore County, Mississippi.

Household incomes in Itta Bena, a median of about $32,898, sit far below the Mississippi median and likewise far below the national one, 58% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $100,200, 38% below the Mississippi median and a typical rent of $548 a month is 41% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.

The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 43 against 39, with 21% aged 65 or over.

13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Mississippi average of 24%.

What other teams does Mississippi Valley State University field?

Mississippi Valley State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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