Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama State University Women's Volleyball
Montgomery, AL · the Hornets · Alabama State University overview
20
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 18
$623k
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$31,154
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
960
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Alabama State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $623,092, well below the median of $1.1M — $31,154 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (157 of 344 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 960, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,551,228 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,764 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#284Team budgetof 344 · Division I#296Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#67Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#311APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$623,092 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,158 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,154 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 942 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,551,228 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,764 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$58,757 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Penny Lucas-White head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Candace Martin | Assistant Volleyball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Madison Beasley | Assistant Volleyball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Julia Henig | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school volleyball players492,799 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,282 344 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 78 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,322undergraduates · 3,870 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 5,346 applicants
SAT middle 50%865 – 1069
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 30%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1820
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate960
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $623,092 $31,155 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,551,228
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $58,757
Cost
Full picture →$13,504net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,248 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →12%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Alabama State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Volleyball program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,504 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 12%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,322Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 1 | 24 | $211k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 7 | 15 | $459k | — | 93% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 35 | 22 | $126k | — | 31% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 44 | 19 | $890k | 987 | 93% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 50 | 18 | $2.6M | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 19 | $384k | — | 54% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 16 | $1.1M | 984 | 82% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 84 | 18 | $1M | 984 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 85 | 15 | $155k | — | — | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 86 | 15 | $109k | — | 63% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 93 | 22 | $2.7M | 1000 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 105 | 19 | $857k | 978 | 76% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M University 7 over cap | 25 | $754k | $30,157 | 960 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 1 | 17 | $650k | $38,242 | 963 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 20 | $623k | $31,154 | 960 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 1 over cap | 19 | $591k | $31,101 | 944 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 17 | $512k | $30,096 | 947 | vs | |
| Jackson State University room for 1 | 17 | $485k | $28,535 | 989 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 3 | 15 | $460k | $30,676 | 971 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University at cap | 18 | $426k | $23,650 | 977 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 3 over cap | 21 | $418k | $19,909 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 17 | $371k | $21,806 | 962 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 5 | 13 | $320k | $24,635 | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 1 over cap | 19 | $238k | $12,527 | 970 | vs |
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