Longwood University
Farmville, VA · public · 3,015 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Longwood University field?
Longwood University, in Farmville, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big South Conference.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Longwood University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and in line with the Big South Conference median of 10. Longwood University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 50%.
Longwood University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Big South Conference median of 8, by 25%, and 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Longwood University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.5 players per coach, well below the Big South Conference median of 4, by 38%.
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 Longwood University fund its athletes?
Longwood University reported 306 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 145 men and 161 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,569,421, about $15,192 per male athlete and $20,911 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 $108,061 for men's sports and $84,084 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $745 and $522 per athlete.
What is Longwood University like academically?
Longwood University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1120, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $34,588 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,066 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,744 for VA residents and $27,978 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $52,347, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Longwood University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 15% of degrees, with Health Professions, Education and others close behind.
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 (144 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (71 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (64 degrees)
- Psychology, General (58 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (57 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (56 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (49 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (31 degrees)
- History (30 degrees)
- Sociology (30 degrees)
What is Farmville, VA like to live in?
Longwood University sits in Farmville, a town well outside any metro area of about 7,613 people in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Household incomes in Farmville, a median of about $40,282, sit far below the Virginia median and likewise far below the national one, 49% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $223,700, 38% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $865 a month is 43% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 12% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 25% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.8 times the national share, and the median age of 27 is younger than the country's 39.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Longwood University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Longwood University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big South Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Longwood University?
- Longwood University is in Farmville, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Longwood University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $34,588 a year, and an average net price of $19,066 after grants and scholarships.