Shepherd University

How big is the Shepherd University women's tennis roster?

Shepherd University listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% below the NCAA Division II median of 9.

Shepherd University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 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 Shepherd University women's tennis have?

Shepherd University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference median of 6.5, by 46%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Shepherd University spend on women's tennis?

Shepherd University reported $46,413 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 74% below the NCAA Division II median of $181,331.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $754 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622, by 71%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,027 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference median of $116, by 789%.

Total women's tennis expenses fell 15% between 2020 and 2025, from $54,522 to $46,413.

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

What is Shepherd University like academically?

Shepherd University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 97% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1034.

The full cost of attendance is around $19,601 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $11,363 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 42% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $9,056 for WV residents and $19,082 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

51% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 71% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,358, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Shepherd University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 17% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Liberal Arts & 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.

• Business Administration, Management and Operations (75 degrees)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (71 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (62 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (47 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (37 degrees)
• Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies (36 degrees)
• Biology, General (31 degrees)
• Fine and Studio Arts (28 degrees)
• Psychology, General (24 degrees)
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (23 degrees)

What is Shepherdstown, WV like to live in?

Shepherd University sits in Shepherdstown, a rural area near a metro of about 1,399 people in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

The median household in Shepherdstown earns about $62,500, which is about the West Virginia median ($57,917) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of West Virginia: a typical home is valued around $474,500, 205% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,152 a month is 36% over the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 31% of workers walk and 21% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 44% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 6.7 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.

71% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the West Virginia average of 23%.

What other teams does Shepherd University field?

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

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