Norfolk State University

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

Norfolk State University listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 13% above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 8.

Norfolk State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

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

Norfolk State 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 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of 4, by 125%.

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 women's tennis?

Norfolk State University reported $317,644 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 41% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,335 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 67%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $501 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference median of $94, by 434%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 66% between 2020 and 2025, from $191,130 to $317,644.

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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