Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA · private, nonprofit · 1,256 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Virginia Wesleyan University field?
Virginia Wesleyan University, in Virginia Beach, VA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 12, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Virginia Wesleyan University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and about the same distance from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference median. Virginia Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Virginia Wesleyan University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 12 in 2025, and ended 2025 at 12. That 2025 roster is well above the Old Dominion Athletic Conference median of 9, by 41%, and 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Virginia Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the Old Dominion Athletic Conference median of 5.
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 Wesleyan University fund its athletes?
Virginia Wesleyan University reported 449 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 245 men and 204 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $21,797 for men's sports and $23,924 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $89 and $117 per athlete.
What is Virginia Wesleyan University like academically?
Virginia Wesleyan University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 73% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,255 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,676 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 62% of the sticker price on average.
42% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 74% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $50,074, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Virginia Wesleyan University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Psychology and others close behind.
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 (38 degrees)
- Psychology, General (33 degrees)
- Biology, General (20 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (17 degrees)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (13 degrees)
- Education, General (12 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (12 degrees)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (11 degrees)
- Social Sciences, General (9 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (8 degrees)
What is Virginia Beach, VA like to live in?
Virginia Wesleyan University sits in Virginia Beach, a large city of about 457,000 people in Virginia Beach city, Virginia.
The median household in Virginia Beach earns about $90,685, which is about the Virginia median ($90,974) but above the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Virginia, around $366,300 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,649 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 22% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Virginia Wesleyan University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Virginia Wesleyan University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Old Dominion Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Old Dominion Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Virginia Wesleyan University?
- Virginia Wesleyan University is in Virginia Beach, VA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Virginia Wesleyan University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,255 a year, and an average net price of $19,676 after grants and scholarships.