Virginia Union University
Richmond, VA · private, nonprofit · 1,203 undergraduates
Virginia Union University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Virginia Union University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 9. Virginia Union University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,757 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $1,352 per player in 2025, 48% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Virginia Union University, in Richmond, VA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Virginia Union University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Virginia Union University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 80%.
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 Union University fund its athletes?
Virginia Union University reported 285 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 198 men and 87 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,874,347 across all sports ($1,199,477 for men's sports, $674,870 for women's); 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 $26,969 for men's sports and $3,077 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $136 and $35 per athlete.
What is Virginia Union University like academically?
Virginia Union University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 98% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 850.
The full cost of attendance is around $29,075 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,235 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
69% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
34% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 67% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $38,275, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Virginia Union University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences (14%) and Psychology (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Criminology (23 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (20 degrees)
- Biology, General (18 degrees)
- Social Work (16 degrees)
- Psychology, General (12 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (12 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (11 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (6 degrees)
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (6 degrees)
- History (5 degrees)
What is Meadowbrook, VA like to live in?
Virginia Union University sits in Meadowbrook, a mid-sized city of about 20,000 people in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
The median household in Meadowbrook earns about $79,750, which is below the Virginia median ($90,974) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $262,600, 27% below the Virginia median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,461 a month.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 26% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Virginia Union University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Virginia Union University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Virginia Union University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Virginia Union University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Virginia Union University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Virginia Union University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,757 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Virginia Union University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $1,352 per player in 2025, 48% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Virginia Union University?
- Virginia Union University is in Richmond, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Virginia Union University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $29,075 a year, and an average net price of $13,235 after grants and scholarships.