University of Charleston
Charleston, WV · private, nonprofit · 2,259 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does University of Charleston field?
University of Charleston, in Charleston, WV, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Mountain East Conference and the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 15 players against 14, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
University of Charleston's men's tennis roster has stayed between 14 and 16 players since 2020, and stood at 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division II median of 10, by 40%, and 17% above the Mountain East Conference median of 12. University of Charleston lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 35%.
University of Charleston's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 14 in 2020 and as high as 17 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 15. That 2025 roster is well above the Mountain East Conference median of 9, by 67%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. University of Charleston lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 50%.
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 University of Charleston fund its athletes?
University of Charleston reported 578 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 365 men and 213 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,098,883, about $9,890 per male athlete and $11,686 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 $53,737 for men's sports and $24,972 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $147 and $117 per athlete.
What is University of Charleston like academically?
University of Charleston is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 62% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $46,470 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,107 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.
46% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 75% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,774, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of Charleston?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 56% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions a distant second at 26%.
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 (371 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (62 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (25 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (22 degrees)
- Biology, General (21 degrees)
- Psychology, General (15 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (13 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (11 degrees)
- Security Science and Technology (10 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (8 degrees)
What is Charleston, WV like to live in?
University of Charleston sits in Charleston, a small city of about 48,000 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
The median household in Charleston earns about $64,512, which is above 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 $187,300, 20% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $898 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 43 against 39, with 21% aged 65 or over.
44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the West Virginia average of 23%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Charleston have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Charleston fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mountain East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is University of Charleston?
- University of Charleston is in Charleston, WV, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of Charleston cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $46,470 a year, and an average net price of $22,107 after grants and scholarships.