Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Aurora University Men's Volleyball
Aurora, IL · the Spartans · Aurora University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$216k
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division III
$8,990
Per roster spot
median $5,935
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Aurora University fields a men's volleyball team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $215,764, well above the median of $104k — $8,990 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III men's volleyball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 124 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#11Team budgetof 124 · Division III#31Spend per playerof 124 · Division III#9Roster sizeof 124 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$215,764 for the year
- Operating expenses$68,653 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,990 division median $5,935
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$68,342 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Ames head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school volleyball players95,972 2024-25
- Division III roster spots2,128 124 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 45 2.2% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,098undergraduates · 5,935 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 5,264 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1133
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
Men's Volleyball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $215,764 $8,990 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $68,342
Cost
Full picture →$19,220net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $28,220
Campus safety
Full picture →0.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Aurora 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.
Men's Volleyball program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,220 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 25%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,098Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.17 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | 17 | $125k | — | 58% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 36 | $430k | — | 77% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 17 | 29 | $618k | — | 73% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 29 | 18 | $95k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 30 | 15 | $156k | — | 93% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | 19 | $146k | — | 73% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 38 | 17 | $125k | — | 55% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 38 | 17 | $238k | — | 94% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 39 | 25 | $950k | 985 | 81% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 43 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 50 | 11 | $94k | — | 57% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 66 | 22 | $165k | — | 84% |
Other men's volleyball programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 36 | $430k | $11,931 | — | vs | |
| Aurora University | 24 | $216k | $8,990 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 17 | $168k | $9,870 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 15 | $156k | $10,384 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 16 | $151k | $9,461 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 13 | $151k | $11,625 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 15 | $134k | $8,906 | — | vs | |
| Lakeland University | 18 | $128k | $7,105 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 17 | $125k | $7,360 | — | vs | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) | 22 | $121k | $5,480 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 21 | $113k | $5,401 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 18 | $95k | $5,285 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 11 | $94k | $8,528 | — | vs | |
| Lake Forest College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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