Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

How big is the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University women's tennis roster?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University listed 15 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 67% above the NCAA Division I median of 9.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2024 and as high as 16 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 15.

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

How many coaches does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University women's tennis have?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 3.3, 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University spend on women's tennis?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University reported $1,163,471 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 115% above the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $14,944 per player in 2025, well below the Atlantic Coast Conference median of $29,198, by 49%.

Against the NCAA Division I median it is well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 46%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $2,628 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 152%.

Total women's tennis expenses fell 15% between 2020 and 2025, from $1,374,579 to $1,163,471.

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

What is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University like academically?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 55% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1364, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $36,951 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,953 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 32% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $15,948 for VA residents and $37,764 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

86% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $81,698, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Engineering (20%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).

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.

• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (444 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (366 degrees)
• Mechanical Engineering (319 degrees)
• Finance and Financial Management Services (294 degrees)
• Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (252 degrees)
• Biology, General (250 degrees)
• Psychology, General (236 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (219 degrees)
• Marketing (211 degrees)
• Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (209 degrees)

What is Blacksburg, VA like to live in?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University sits in Blacksburg, a small city of about 45,000 people in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Household incomes in Blacksburg, a median of about $48,070, sit far below the Virginia median and likewise far below the national one, 39% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing costs more here than in most of Virginia: a typical home is valued around $417,200, 16% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,290 a month is 15% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 11% of workers walk and 7% take public transit and 17% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 33% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.1 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.

70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Virginia average of 42%.

What other teams does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University field?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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