Villanova University
Villanova, PA · private, nonprofit · 6,938 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Villanova University field?
Villanova University, in Villanova, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big East Conference and the Big East Conference[FB 4].
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Villanova University's men's tennis roster has stayed between 11 and 13 players since 2020, and stood at 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 20% above the Big East Conference median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Villanova University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the Big East Conference median of 3, by 100%.
Villanova University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Big East Conference median of 9, by 33%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Villanova University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the Big East Conference median of 4, 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 Villanova University fund its athletes?
Villanova University reported 631 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 311 men and 320 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $18,957,459, about $30,227 per male athlete and $29,865 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 $385,115 for men's sports and $238,294 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,238 and $745 per athlete.
What is Villanova University like academically?
Villanova University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 27% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1460, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $84,793 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $43,756 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.
92% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 95% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $100,423, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Villanova University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Engineering (15%) and Social Sciences (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Finance and Financial Management Services (231 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (220 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (155 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (140 degrees)
- Economics (124 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (109 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (106 degrees)
- Psychology, General (105 degrees)
- Marketing (82 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (77 degrees)
What is Villanova, PA like to live in?
Villanova University sits in Villanova, a suburb of a large city of about 8,431 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Villanova, a median of about $250,001, sit far above the Pennsylvania median and likewise far above the national one, 218% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Pennsylvania: a typical home is valued around $945,600, 293% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,315 a month is 13% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 38% of workers walk and 16% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 29% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.4 times the national share, and the median age of 20 is younger than the country's 39.
89% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Villanova University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Villanova University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference[FB 4]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Villanova University?
- Villanova University is in Villanova, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Villanova University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $84,793 a year, and an average net price of $43,756 after grants and scholarships.