Ball State University Men's Volleyball
Ball State University fields a men's volleyball team in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $783,473, about the median of $783k — $34,064 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (20 of 27 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,436,554 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,182 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 27 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$783,473 for the year
- Operating expenses$233,241 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,064 division median $35,433
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,436,554 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,182 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$369,276 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Iandolo head coach | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
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 players95,972 2024-25
- Division I roster spots554 27 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.58% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Men's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $783,473 $34,064 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,436,554
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $369,276
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,758 in-state · $28,766 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin College Division III · Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | 60 | 9 | $39k | — | 71% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 65 | 16 | $423k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Wabash College Division III · Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | 80 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | 86 | 20 | $190k | — | 91% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | 87 | 14 | $106k | — | 57% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 88 | 20 | $309k | — | 46% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 95 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Trine University Division III · Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | 101 | 24 | $145k | — | 85% | |
| The Ohio State University Division I · Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 128 | 19 | $1.5M | 990 | 51% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | 137 | 18 | $97k | — | 68% | |
| Spalding University Division III · Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | 137 | — | — | — | 99% |
Other men's volleyball programs in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.5M | $78,843 | 990 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago 7 over cap | 25 | $950k | $38,009 | 985 | vs | |
| Ball State University 5 over cap | 23 | $783k | $34,064 | 996 | vs | |
| Lewis University | 29 | $618k | $21,305 | — | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 4 over cap | 22 | $489k | $22,214 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 2 | 16 | $423k | $26,425 | 1000 | vs | |
| McKendree University | 21 | $402k | $19,159 | — | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 2 over cap | 20 | $339k | $16,967 | — | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association men's volleyball program · Men's Volleyball budgets ranked