Radford University
Radford, VA · public · 6,038 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Radford University field?
Radford University, in Radford, 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.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Radford University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division I median of 10, by 40%, and about the same distance from the Big South Conference median. Radford University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 33%.
Radford University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division I median of 9, by 33%, and about the same distance from the Big South Conference median. Radford University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Big South Conference median of 4, by 25%.
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 Radford University fund its athletes?
Radford University reported 288 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 120 men and 168 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,802,659, about $9,860 per male athlete and $9,639 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 $120,957 for men's sports and $56,745 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,008 and $338 per athlete.
What is Radford University like academically?
Radford 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 1060.
The full cost of attendance is around $28,405 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,578 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 49% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $12,548 for VA residents and $25,633 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
49% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,739, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Radford University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (12%) and Multidisciplinary Studies (8%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (229 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (126 degrees)
- Psychology, General (124 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (109 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (101 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (84 degrees)
- Marketing (69 degrees)
- Biology, General (66 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (52 degrees)
- Journalism (44 degrees)
What is Radford, VA like to live in?
Radford University sits in Radford, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 17,000 people in Radford city, Virginia.
Household incomes in Radford, a median of about $52,791, sit far below the Virginia median and likewise far below the national one, 33% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $211,700, 41% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $966 a month is 36% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 11% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 26% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.0 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Radford University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Radford 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 Radford University?
- Radford University is in Radford, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Radford University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,405 a year, and an average net price of $14,578 after grants and scholarships.