Division I · Patriot League
American University Women's Volleyball
Washington, DC · the Eagles · American University overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$1.3M
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$83,142
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
American University fields a women's volleyball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,330,281, above the median of $1.1M — $83,142 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,353,166 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,968 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#120Team budgetof 344 · Division I#106Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#184APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,330,281 for the year
- Operating expenses$102,140 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$83,142 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,353,166 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,968 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$101,199 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Glenn head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kaden Knepper | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sam Steele | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →7,817undergraduates · 13,019 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,330,281 $83,143 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,353,166
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $101,199
Cost
Full picture →$40,189net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,543
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research American 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,189 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,817Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 17 | $1.6M | 1000 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 3 | 18 | $141k | — | 81% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 3 | 20 | $1.7M | 983 | 44% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 4 | 18 | $1M | 968 | 35% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 17 | $182k | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 5 | 13 | $140k | — | 61% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 9 | 18 | $2.4M | 989 | 45% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 | 19 | $935k | 990 | 89% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 19 | 27 | $223k | — | 84% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 30 | 16 | $978k | 950 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 33 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 35 | 19 | $531k | 950 | 50% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.6M | $74,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 4 | 14 | $1.4M | $97,354 | 995 | vs | |
| American University room for 2 | 16 | $1.3M | $83,142 | 989 | vs | |
| Lehigh University at cap | 18 | $1.3M | $71,603 | 995 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,303 | 976 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 2 | 16 | $850k | $53,122 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 3 | 15 | $844k | $56,240 | 989 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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