West Virginia State University
Institute, WV · public · 1,321 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does West Virginia State University field?
West Virginia State University, in Institute, WV, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Mountain East Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 7 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
West Virginia State University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2020 and as high as 9 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 7. That 2025 roster is well below the Mountain East Conference median of 12, by 42%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. West Virginia State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Mountain East Conference median of 7, by 67%.
West Virginia State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Mountain East Conference median of 9, by 33%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. West Virginia State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Mountain East Conference median of 5.5, by 45%.
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 West Virginia State University fund its athletes?
West Virginia State University reported 437 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 279 men and 158 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,084,967, about $6,503 per male athlete and $8,041 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 $29,504 for men's sports and $10,637 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $106 and $67 per athlete.
What is West Virginia State University like academically?
West Virginia State University is a small public university offering graduate degrees that admits 96% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 955.
The full cost of attendance is around $19,772 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $11,139 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,570 for WV residents and $14,990 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
39% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 57% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $40,492, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at West Virginia State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Liberal Arts & Sciences, 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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (65 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (53 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (36 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (35 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (25 degrees)
- Psychology, General (24 degrees)
- Social Work (18 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (15 degrees)
- Economics (10 degrees)
- Biology, General (9 degrees)
What is Institute, WV like to live in?
West Virginia State University sits in Institute, a suburb of about 690 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
The median household in Institute earns about $47,625, which is below the West Virginia median ($57,917) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $93,000, 40% below the West Virginia median and a typical rent of $988 a month is 16% over 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 16% of workers walk and 28% take public transit.
It reads as a college town: 24% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.6 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the West Virginia average of 23%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does West Virginia State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. West Virginia State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mountain East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mountain East Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is West Virginia State University?
- West Virginia State University is in Institute, WV, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does West Virginia State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $19,772 a year, and an average net price of $11,139 after grants and scholarships.