Virginia Commonwealth University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $760,497 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $631,244 |
How much does Virginia Commonwealth University spend on women's tennis?
Virginia Commonwealth University reported $631,244 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #129 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Virginia Commonwealth University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Virginia Commonwealth University's athletically related student aid averaged about $29,504 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Virginia Commonwealth University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Virginia Commonwealth University reported $214,529 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Virginia Commonwealth University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Virginia Commonwealth University reported $760,497 in total men's tennis expenses and $631,244 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 Virginia Commonwealth University women's tennis roster?
Virginia Commonwealth University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Virginia Commonwealth University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 7 and 8 players since 2020, and stood at 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 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does Virginia Commonwealth University women's tennis have?
Virginia Commonwealth University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Atlantic 10 Conference median of 4.
What does Virginia Commonwealth University spend on women's tennis?
Virginia Commonwealth University reported $631,244 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 95% above the Atlantic 10 Conference median of $324,202.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $14,588 per player in 2025, well above the Atlantic 10 Conference median of $9,477, by 54%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,240 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Atlantic 10 Conference median of $961, by 29%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 10% between 2020 and 2025, from $702,253 to $631,244.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Virginia Commonwealth University like academically?
Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 93% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1137, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $38,954 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,433 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $16,945 for VA residents and $40,109 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 85% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,128, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Virginia Commonwealth University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Visual & Performing Arts, is 14% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Psychology 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 (540 degrees)
- Biology, General (391 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (340 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (323 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (255 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (239 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (219 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (218 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (208 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (204 degrees)
What is Meadowbrook, VA like to live in?
Virginia Commonwealth University sits in Meadowbrook, a mid-sized city of about 20,000 people in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
The median household in Meadowbrook earns about $79,750, which is below the Virginia median ($90,974) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $262,600, 27% below the Virginia median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,461 a month.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 26% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Virginia average of 42%.
What other teams does Virginia Commonwealth University field?
Virginia Commonwealth University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Richmond, VA |
| Enrollment | 20,753 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Virginia Commonwealth University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Virginia Commonwealth University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Atlantic 10 Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Virginia Commonwealth University women's tennis?
- Virginia Commonwealth University competes in NCAA Division I in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Virginia Commonwealth University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Virginia Commonwealth 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 Virginia Commonwealth University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, in line with the Atlantic 10 Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Virginia Commonwealth University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $38,954 a year, and an average net price of $23,433 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Virginia Commonwealth University?
- Virginia Commonwealth University is in Richmond, VA, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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