Norfolk State University

How big is the Norfolk State University men's tennis roster?

Norfolk State University listed 8 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10.

Norfolk State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020.

A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.

How many coaches does Norfolk State University men's tennis have?

Norfolk State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 78%.

More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.

What does Norfolk State University spend on men's tennis?

Norfolk State University reported $347,604 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 28% above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of $272,625.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $4,685 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, by 55%.

Against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of $4,905.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $358 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 77%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 42% between 2020 and 2025, from $245,307 to $347,604.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is Norfolk State University like academically?

Norfolk State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 88% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 927.

The full cost of attendance is around $26,633 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,282 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $10,180 for VA residents and $21,682 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

65% 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 73% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,666, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Norfolk State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 15% of degrees, with Psychology, Health Professions and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.

• Business/Commerce, General (71 degrees)
• Psychology, General (65 degrees)
• Sociology (61 degrees)
• Social Work (57 degrees)
• Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (56 degrees)
• Biology, General (55 degrees)
• Health and Medical Administrative Services (49 degrees)
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (47 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (30 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (27 degrees)

What is Norfolk, VA like to live in?

Norfolk State University sits in Norfolk, a mid-sized city of about 235,000 people in Norfolk city, Virginia.

The median household in Norfolk earns about $64,017, which is far below the Virginia median ($90,974) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $271,900, 25% below the Virginia median and a typical rent of $1,246 a month is 18% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.

33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.

What other teams does Norfolk State University field?

Norfolk State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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