Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA · public · 30,923 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University field?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in Blacksburg, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 15 players against 13, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division I median of 10, by 30%, and in line with the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 12. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2024 and as high as 16 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 15. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division I median of 9, by 67%, and about the same distance from the Atlantic Coast Conference median. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 3.3, by 125%.
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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University fund its athletes?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University reported 618 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 360 men and 258 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $20,853,299, about $34,647 per male athlete and $32,482 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 $2,703,456 for men's sports and $678,070 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $7,510 and $2,628 per athlete.
What is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University like academically?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 55% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1364, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $36,951 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,953 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 32% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,948 for VA residents and $37,764 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
86% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $81,698, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Engineering (20%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (444 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (366 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (319 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (294 degrees)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (252 degrees)
- Biology, General (250 degrees)
- Psychology, General (236 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (219 degrees)
- Marketing (211 degrees)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (209 degrees)
What is Blacksburg, VA like to live in?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University sits in Blacksburg, a small city of about 45,000 people in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Household incomes in Blacksburg, a median of about $48,070, sit far below the Virginia median and likewise far below the national one, 39% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Virginia: a typical home is valued around $417,200, 16% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,290 a month is 15% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 11% of workers walk and 7% take public transit and 17% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 33% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.1 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.
70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Virginia average of 42%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is in Blacksburg, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $36,951 a year, and an average net price of $24,953 after grants and scholarships.