West Virginia State University

How big is the West Virginia State University men's tennis roster?

West Virginia State University listed 7 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 42% below the Mountain East Conference median of 12.

West Virginia State University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2020 and as high as 9 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 7.

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 West Virginia State University men's tennis have?

West Virginia State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Mountain East Conference median of 7, by 67%.

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

What does West Virginia State University spend on men's tennis?

West Virginia State University reported $150,016 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of $195,289.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,496 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, by 38%.

Against the Mountain East Conference median it is 11% below the Mountain East Conference median of $1,676.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $106 per male athlete in 2025, 25% above the Mountain East Conference median of $85.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 1419% between 2020 and 2025, from $9,875 to $150,016.

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

What is West Virginia State University like academically?

West Virginia State University is a small public university offering graduate degrees that admits 96% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 955.

The full cost of attendance is around $19,772 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $11,139 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $9,570 for WV residents and $14,990 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

39% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 57% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $40,492, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at West Virginia State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Liberal Arts & Sciences, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement 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 (65 degrees)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (53 degrees)
• Criminal Justice and Corrections (36 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (35 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (25 degrees)
• Psychology, General (24 degrees)
• Social Work (18 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (15 degrees)
• Economics (10 degrees)
• Biology, General (9 degrees)

What is Institute, WV like to live in?

West Virginia State University sits in Institute, a suburb of about 690 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

The median household in Institute earns about $47,625, which is below the West Virginia median ($57,917) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $93,000, 40% below the West Virginia median and a typical rent of $988 a month is 16% over 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 16% of workers walk and 28% take public transit.

It reads as a college town: 24% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.6 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.

46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the West Virginia average of 23%.

What other teams does West Virginia State University field?

West Virginia State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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