Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA · public · 5,392 undergraduates
Norfolk State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Norfolk State University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 9. Norfolk State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $13,697 per male athlete and $13,948 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 $4,685 per men's player, 55% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $3,335 per women's player, 67% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Norfolk State University, in Norfolk, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Norfolk State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Norfolk 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 I median of 4.5, by 78%.
Norfolk State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Norfolk State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 4, by 125%.
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 Norfolk State University fund its athletes?
Norfolk State University reported 367 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 247 men and 120 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,056,903 across all sports ($3,383,178 for men's sports, $1,673,725 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 $88,438 for men's sports and $60,178 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $358 and $501 per athlete.
What is Norfolk State University like academically?
Norfolk State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 88% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 927.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,633 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,282 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,180 for VA residents and $21,682 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
65% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
39% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,666, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Norfolk State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 15% of degrees, with Psychology, Health Professions 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/Commerce, General (71 degrees)
- Psychology, General (65 degrees)
- Sociology (61 degrees)
- Social Work (57 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (56 degrees)
- Biology, General (55 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (49 degrees)
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (47 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (30 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (27 degrees)
What is Norfolk, VA like to live in?
Norfolk State University sits in Norfolk, a mid-sized city of about 235,000 people in Norfolk city, Virginia.
The median household in Norfolk earns about $64,017, 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 $271,900, 25% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $1,246 a month is 18% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.
33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Norfolk State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Norfolk State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Norfolk State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Norfolk State University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with 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 Norfolk State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Norfolk State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $13,697 per male athlete and $13,948 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 Norfolk State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $4,685 per men's player, 55% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $3,335 per women's player, 67% 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 Norfolk State University?
- Norfolk State University is in Norfolk, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Norfolk State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,633 a year, and an average net price of $15,282 after grants and scholarships.