Hampton University
Hampton, VA · private, nonprofit · 3,727 undergraduates
Hampton University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Hampton University listed 7 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Hampton University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $20,532 per male athlete and $18,151 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,362 per men's player, 49% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $3,612 per women's player, 65% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Hampton University, in Hampton, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association and the Coastal Athletic Association[FB 6].
Hampton University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. Hampton University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the Coastal Athletic Association median of 6, by 42%.
Hampton University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Hampton University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 4.
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 Hampton University fund its athletes?
Hampton University reported 376 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 216 men and 160 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $7,339,035 across all sports ($4,434,896 for men's sports, $2,904,139 for women's); 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 $331,325 for men's sports and $113,209 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,534 and $708 per athlete.
What is Hampton University like academically?
Hampton University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 62% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 969.
The full cost of attendance is around $46,027 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $25,319 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
57% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 85% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,159, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Hampton University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (10%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (73 degrees)
- Psychology, General (65 degrees)
- Journalism (64 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (63 degrees)
- Biology, General (53 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (40 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (34 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (34 degrees)
- Marketing (28 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (23 degrees)
What is Hampton, VA like to live in?
Hampton University sits in Hampton, a suburb of a large city of about 137,000 people in Hampton city, Virginia.
The median household in Hampton earns about $67,758, which is far below the Virginia median ($90,974) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $234,100, 35% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $1,346 a month is 11% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 22% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Hampton University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Hampton University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Coastal Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Coastal Athletic Association[FB 6]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Hampton University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Hampton University listed 7 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Hampton University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Hampton University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $20,532 per male athlete and $18,151 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Hampton University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,362 per men's player, 49% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $3,612 per women's player, 65% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Hampton University?
- Hampton University is in Hampton, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Hampton University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $46,027 a year, and an average net price of $25,319 after grants and scholarships.