University of Mississippi
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $1,404,927 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $1,786,840 |
How much does University of Mississippi spend on women's tennis?
University of Mississippi reported $1,786,840 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #12 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does University of Mississippi offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of Mississippi's athletically related student aid averaged about $27,781 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does University of Mississippi spend on recruiting women's athletes?
University of Mississippi reported $686,225 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does University of Mississippi's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of Mississippi reported $1,404,927 in total men's tennis expenses and $1,786,840 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 University of Mississippi women's tennis roster?
University of Mississippi listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% below the Gulf South Conference median of 9.
University of Mississippi's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 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 | 11 | 3 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
How many coaches does University of Mississippi women's tennis have?
University of Mississippi lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Gulf South Conference median of 7, by 67%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does University of Mississippi spend on women's tennis?
University of Mississippi reported $1,786,840 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 567% above the Gulf South Conference median of $267,944.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $44,063 per player in 2025, well above the Gulf South Conference median of $2,833, by 1455%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $4,262 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Gulf South Conference median of $180, by 2271%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 57% between 2020 and 2025, from $1,138,457 to $1,786,840.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is University of Mississippi like academically?
University of Mississippi is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 97% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1184, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $28,660 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,314 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,772 for MS residents and $28,600 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
72% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $50,994, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Mississippi?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (19%) and Communication & Journalism (9%).
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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (327 degrees)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (309 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (262 degrees)
- Psychology, General (186 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (171 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (170 degrees)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (139 degrees)
- Biology, General (138 degrees)
- Marketing (135 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (131 degrees)
What is Oxford, MS like to live in?
University of Mississippi sits in Oxford, a remote town of about 26,000 people in Lafayette County, Mississippi.
The median household in Oxford earns about $59,901, which is about the Mississippi median ($54,915) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Mississippi: a typical home is valued around $333,400, 107% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,093 a month is 18% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
It reads as a college town: 19% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.8 times the national share, and the median age of 31 is younger than the country's 39.
57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Mississippi average of 24%.
What other teams does University of Mississippi field?
University of Mississippi also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | University, MS |
| Enrollment | 21,473 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does University of Mississippi have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. University of Mississippi fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Gulf South Conference and reported 7 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is University of Mississippi women's tennis?
- University of Mississippi competes in NCAA Division I 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 University of Mississippi women's tennis roster compare with other Gulf South Conference programs?
- With 7 players in 2025, University of Mississippi is 22% 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 University of Mississippi women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 2.3 players per coach, 67% below the Gulf South Conference median of 7.
- How much does it cost to attend University of Mississippi?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,660 a year, and an average net price of $13,314 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is University of Mississippi?
- University of Mississippi is in University, MS, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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