by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Mississippi State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mississippi State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Mississippi State men’s tennis team lists 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mississippi State women’s tennis team fields 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Mississippi State fields 19 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Mississippi State reports, tennis sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Matt Roberts.
The women’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Chris Hooshyar.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mississippi State men’s tennis program generated $1,542,737 in revenue against $1,542,737 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $31,401 in operating expense per athlete, or $314,012 per team.
The Mississippi State women’s tennis program generated $1,304,505 in revenue against $1,304,505 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $29,546 in operating expense per athlete, or $265,911 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,542,737 to the women’s $1,304,505 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #7 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, tennis grades out ahead at 1000.
When Mississippi State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.