Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV · public · 2,344 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Shepherd University field?
Shepherd University, in Shepherdstown, WV, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Shepherd University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Shepherd 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 NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 32%.
Shepherd University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 22% below the NCAA Division II median of 9, and about the same distance from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference median. Shepherd University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference median of 6.5, by 46%.
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 Shepherd University fund its athletes?
Shepherd University reported 348 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 211 men and 137 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,377,774, about $4,482 per male athlete and $3,154 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 $210,335 for men's sports and $140,699 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $997 and $1,027 per athlete.
What is Shepherd University like academically?
Shepherd University is a mid-sized 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 1034.
The full cost of attendance is around $19,601 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $11,363 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 42% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,056 for WV residents and $19,082 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
51% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 71% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,358, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Shepherd University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 17% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Liberal Arts & Sciences 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 (75 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (71 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (62 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (47 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (37 degrees)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies (36 degrees)
- Biology, General (31 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (28 degrees)
- Psychology, General (24 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (23 degrees)
What is Shepherdstown, WV like to live in?
Shepherd University sits in Shepherdstown, a rural area near a metro of about 1,399 people in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
The median household in Shepherdstown earns about $62,500, which is about the West Virginia median ($57,917) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of West Virginia: a typical home is valued around $474,500, 205% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,152 a month is 36% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 31% of workers walk and 21% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 44% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 6.7 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.
71% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the West Virginia average of 23%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Shepherd University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Shepherd University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Shepherd University?
- Shepherd University is in Shepherdstown, WV, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Shepherd University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $19,601 a year, and an average net price of $11,363 after grants and scholarships.