Old Dominion University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $764,429 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $993,574 |
How much does Old Dominion University spend on women's tennis?
Old Dominion University reported $993,574 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #72 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Old Dominion University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Old Dominion University's athletically related student aid averaged about $21,668 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Old Dominion University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Old Dominion University reported $297,345 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Old Dominion University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Old Dominion University reported $764,429 in total men's tennis expenses and $993,574 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Virginia earn NIL money?
Virginia Code Section 23.1-408.1 protects college athletes' NIL rights, and 2024 amendments allow institutions to directly compensate athletes for NIL. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.vhsl.org/vhsl-nil-policy-digital-course/.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Old Dominion University women's tennis roster?
Old Dominion University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Old Dominion University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does Old Dominion University women's tennis have?
Old Dominion University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 11% below the Sun Belt Conference median of 4.5.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Old Dominion University spend on women's tennis?
Old Dominion University reported $993,574 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 96% above the Sun Belt Conference median of $507,365.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $19,577 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 91%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,333 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 28%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 51% between 2020 and 2025, from $659,537 to $993,574.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Old Dominion University like academically?
Old Dominion University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1197, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $29,446 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,638 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $12,750 for VA residents and $33,780 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
46% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,914, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Old Dominion University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 18% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Computer & Information Sciences 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.
- Psychology, General (316 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (222 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (218 degrees)
- Criminology (213 degrees)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (210 degrees)
- Biology, General (196 degrees)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (175 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (160 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (147 degrees)
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (141 degrees)
What is Norfolk, VA like to live in?
Old Dominion 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 Old Dominion University field?
Old Dominion University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Norfolk, VA |
| Enrollment | 17,514 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Old Dominion University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Old Dominion University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Sun Belt Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Old Dominion University women's tennis?
- Old Dominion University competes in NCAA Division I in the Sun Belt Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Old Dominion University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Old Dominion University is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Old Dominion University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 11% below the Sun Belt Conference median of 4.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Old Dominion University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $29,446 a year, and an average net price of $14,638 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Old Dominion University?
- Old Dominion University is in Norfolk, VA, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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