Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, VA · private, nonprofit · 936 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Southern Virginia University field?
Southern Virginia University, in Buena Vista, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the USA South Athletic Conference.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Southern Virginia University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the USA South Athletic Conference median of 13, by 28%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Southern Virginia University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well below the USA South Athletic Conference median of 6.8, by 33%.
Southern Virginia University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 11 in 2023 and as high as 15 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 11. That 2025 roster is 22% above the USA South Athletic Conference median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Southern Virginia University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 22% above the USA South Athletic Conference median of 4.5.
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 Southern Virginia University fund its athletes?
Southern Virginia University reported 645 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 416 men and 229 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,250, about $0 per male athlete and $27 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 $33,592 for men's sports and $18,445 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $81 and $81 per athlete.
What is Southern Virginia University like academically?
Southern Virginia University is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 96% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $34,431 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,213 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 35% of the sticker price on average.
45% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
33% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 74% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $50,002, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Southern Virginia University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Psychology (15%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (14%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business/Commerce, General (42 degrees)
- Psychology, General (27 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (21 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (18 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (11 degrees)
- Music (9 degrees)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General (8 degrees)
- Biology, General (8 degrees)
- Philosophy (5 degrees)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (5 degrees)
What is Buena Vista, VA like to live in?
Southern Virginia University sits in Buena Vista, a town well outside any metro area of about 6,612 people in Buena Vista city, Virginia.
Household incomes in Buena Vista, a median of about $54,458, sit far below the Virginia median and likewise far below the national one, 31% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $153,500, 57% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $1,067 a month is 30% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 22% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Southern Virginia University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Southern Virginia University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, USA South Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, USA South Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Southern Virginia University?
- Southern Virginia University is in Buena Vista, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Southern Virginia University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $34,431 a year, and an average net price of $22,213 after grants and scholarships.