Division I · Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State University Men's Tennis
Mississippi State, MS · the Bulldogs · Mississippi State University overview
10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$1.5M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$154,273
Per roster spot
median $47,956
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
974
APR
96% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mississippi State University fields a men's tennis team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,542,737, well above the median of $452k — $154,273 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's tennis programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 974, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,759,366 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,255 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#20Team budgetof 232 · Division I#21Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#79Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#178APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,542,737 for the year
- Operating expenses$314,012 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$154,273 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,759,366 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,255 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,319,417 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Roberts head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Derek Siddiqui | Associate Head Men's Tennis Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trevor Gotkowski | Assistant Men's Tennis Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school tennis players158,667 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,279 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 70 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's tennis recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,230undergraduates · 22,657 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 20,877 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1410
ACT middle 50%21 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1010
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate974
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,542,737 $154,274 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,759,366
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,319,417
Cost
Full picture →$16,480net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,815 in-state · $26,580 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mississippi State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Tennis program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,480 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,230Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.73 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | 8 | $24k | — | 100% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 69 | 10 | $320k | — | 87% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 74 | 6 | $1.3M | 960 | 76% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 76 | 8 | $1.4M | 979 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | 5 | $56k | 984 | 51% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | 14 | $95k | — | 53% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 112 | 8 | $63k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 113 | 8 | $256k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 9 | $132k | — | 100% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 7 | $138k | 1000 | 91% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 115 | 7 | $318k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 115 | 14 | $457k | 983 | 82% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station 7 over cap | 17 | $4.9M | $289,608 | 966 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 6 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $120,802 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 1 over cap | 11 | $1.8M | $160,969 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville at cap | 10 | $1.8M | $176,896 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 10 | $1.7M | $171,516 | 988 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 1 | 9 | $1.6M | $183,167 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 2 | 8 | $1.6M | $198,678 | 1000 | vs | |
| Auburn University room for 2 | 8 | $1.6M | $195,678 | 977 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University at cap | 10 | $1.5M | $154,273 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 1 | 9 | $1.5M | $169,542 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 2 | 8 | $1.4M | $175,615 | 979 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 2 over cap | 12 | $1.4M | $114,083 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 2 over cap | 12 | $1.4M | $113,225 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 4 | 6 | $1.3M | $209,829 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 2 | 8 | $1.3M | $156,754 | 993 | vs |
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