Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA · public · 5,074 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Virginia State University field?
Virginia State University, in Petersburg, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 8 players against 5, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Virginia State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 7 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division II median of 10, by 50%, and 23% below the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 7. Virginia State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 23% below the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 6.5.
Virginia State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 14% above the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 7, and 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Virginia State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 60%.
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 State University fund its athletes?
Virginia State University reported 163 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 132 men and 31 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,098,153, about $9,698 per male athlete and $26,390 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 $13,463 for men's sports and $1,881 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $102 and $61 per athlete.
What is Virginia State University like academically?
Virginia State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 89% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 948.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,661 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,840 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,043 for VA residents and $22,650 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
72% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
39% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 69% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,543, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Virginia State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Psychology, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (72 degrees)
- Psychology, General (67 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (54 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (52 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (40 degrees)
- Sociology (31 degrees)
- Biology, General (26 degrees)
- Social Work (24 degrees)
- Marketing (23 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (20 degrees)
What is Petersburg, VA like to live in?
Virginia State University sits in Petersburg, a suburb of a large city of about 33,000 people in Petersburg city, Virginia.
Household incomes in Petersburg, a median of about $50,741, sit far below the Virginia median and likewise far below the national one, 35% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $157,900, 56% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $1,132 a month is 25% under the state figure.
Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 23% under 18 and 17% 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 Virginia State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Virginia State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Virginia State University?
- Virginia State University is in Petersburg, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Virginia State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,661 a year, and an average net price of $15,840 after grants and scholarships.