Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA · private, nonprofit · 1,256 undergraduates
Virginia Wesleyan University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Virginia Wesleyan University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 12 on the women's, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Virginia Wesleyan University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,920 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,223 per women's player, 32% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
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.
Virginia Wesleyan University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. 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. 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.
- How many players are on the Virginia Wesleyan University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Virginia Wesleyan University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 12 on the women's, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Virginia Wesleyan University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Virginia Wesleyan University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Virginia Wesleyan University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,920 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,223 per women's player, 32% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- 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.