Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Appalachian State University Women's Volleyball
Boone, NC · the Mountaineers · Appalachian State University overview
15
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 18
$898k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$59,840
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
972
APR
95% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Appalachian State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $897,604, below the median of $1.1M — $59,840 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 972, about the median of 990, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,726,957 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,228 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#220Team budgetof 344 · Division I#173Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#297Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#287APRof 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$897,604 for the year
- Operating expenses$194,602 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$59,840 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,726,957 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,228 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,014 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Sutton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Valerie Sutton | Assistant Coach & Director of Volleyball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Brian Wheatley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Allison Palmi-Montalvo | Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's volleyball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →19,405undergraduates · 21,253 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 24,001 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1280
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1815
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate972
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $897,604 $59,840 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,726,957
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,014
Cost
Full picture →$14,712net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,541 in-state · $24,537 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,712 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,405Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | 19 | $317k | — | 81% | |
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 37 | 19 | $224k | — | 54% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 38 | 23 | $437k | — | 81% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 39 | 15 | $612k | 994 | 87% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 22 | $282k | — | 96% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 21 | $358k | — | 78% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 14 | $69k | — | 78% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 60 | 26 | $322k | — | 60% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 65 | 30 | $462k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 67 | 17 | $564k | 984 | 87% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 68 | 15 | $641k | 995 | 14% | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 71 | 16 | $281k | — | 94% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University room for 2 | 16 | $1.4M | $88,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $61,087 | — | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap | 18 | $1.2M | $67,287 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 3 over cap | 21 | $1.2M | $56,582 | 994 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 3 | 15 | $1.1M | $72,594 | 990 | vs | |
| Marshall University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.1M | $48,954 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $55,731 | 984 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 2 over cap | 20 | $1M | $50,022 | 985 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University at cap | 18 | $954k | $52,997 | 990 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University room for 3 | 15 | $898k | $59,840 | 972 | vs | |
| Troy University 1 over cap | 19 | $890k | $46,867 | 987 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 2 over cap | 20 | $834k | $41,703 | 971 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi at cap | 18 | $830k | $46,106 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 1 | 17 | $470k | $27,631 | 1000 | vs |
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