Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Mississippi Valley State University Men's Tennis
Itta Bena, MS · the Delta Devils · Mississippi Valley State University overview
5
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 10
$56k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division I
$11,270
Per roster spot
median $47,956
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
95% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Mississippi Valley State University fields a men's tennis team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 5 players, well below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $56,350, well below the median of $452k — $11,270 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's tennis programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 991, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $898,694 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,259 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#229Team budgetof 232 · Division I#224Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#228Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#143APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster5 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$56,350 for the year
- Operating expenses$15,878 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$11,270 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 929 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$898,694 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,259 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,222 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Milton head coach | Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,005undergraduates · 2,196 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 3,411 applicants
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 22%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →5on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate984
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $56,350 $11,270 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $898,694
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,222
Cost
Full picture →$12,304net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,912
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Mississippi Valley 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 program5 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,304 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,005Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | 9 | $132k | — | 100% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 75 | 8 | $1.4M | 979 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 10 | $462k | — | 49% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 83 | 8 | $63k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 83 | 14 | $95k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 7 | $138k | 1000 | 91% | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 10 | $1.5M | 974 | 76% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 111 | 8 | $24k | — | 100% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 112 | 8 | $33k | — | 97% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 113 | 10 | $690k | 985 | 93% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 113 | 19 | $166k | — | 88% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 115 | 13 | $119k | — | 50% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State University room for 3 | 7 | $198k | $28,320 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge room for 4 | 6 | $155k | $25,910 | — | vs | |
| Jackson State University room for 3 | 7 | $138k | $19,775 | 1000 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 2 | 8 | $138k | $17,198 | 998 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University room for 1 | 9 | $94k | $10,454 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 5 | 5 | $56k | $11,270 | 984 | vs |
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