Bluefield State University
Bluefield, WV · public · 1,042 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Bluefield State University field?
Bluefield State University, in Bluefield, WV, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 8 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Bluefield State University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2020 and as high as 11 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is 23% above the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 7, and 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 10. Bluefield State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 55%.
Bluefield State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division II median of 9, by 33%, and 14% below the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 7. Bluefield State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the NCAA Division II median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Bluefield State University fund its athletes?
Bluefield State University reported 360 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 221 men and 139 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,378,398, about $6,818 per male athlete and $6,271 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $6,763 for men's sports and $8,552 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $31 and $62 per athlete.
What is Bluefield State University like academically?
Bluefield State University is a small 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 989.
The full cost of attendance is around $21,839 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,684 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 37% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,648 for WV residents and $18,376 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
44% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
37% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 55% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $38,217, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Bluefield State University?
Health Professions dominates: it accounts for 47% of degrees awarded, with Engineering Technologies a distant second at 19%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (25 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (24 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (16 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (12 degrees)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (9 degrees)
- Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (9 degrees)
- Engineering-Related Fields (8 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (7 degrees)
- Social Sciences, General (7 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (6 degrees)
What is Brush Fork, WV like to live in?
Bluefield State University sits in Brush Fork, a town well outside any metro area of about 1,213 people in Mercer County, West Virginia.
The median household in Brush Fork earns about $51,364, which is below the West Virginia median ($57,917) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $59,200, 62% below the West Virginia median and rents are typical for the state, about $813 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 41 is close to the country's 39.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the West Virginia average of 23%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Bluefield State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Bluefield State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Bluefield State University?
- Bluefield State University is in Bluefield, WV, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Bluefield State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $21,839 a year, and an average net price of $13,684 after grants and scholarships.