Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bluffton University Women's Volleyball
Bluffton, OH · the Beavers · Bluffton University overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$71k
Team budget
15th percentile in Division III
$3,091
Per roster spot
median $7,431
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bluffton University fields a women's volleyball team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $71,095, well below the median of $138k — $3,091 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's volleyball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#342Team budgetof 400 · Division III#372Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#52Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$71,095 for the year
- Operating expenses$23,492 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,091 division median $7,431
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$7,752 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Yarnell 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 players492,799 2024-25
- Division III roster spots7,445 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% 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 →602undergraduates · 678 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Mennonite Church
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 2,873 applicants
SAT middle 50%920 – 1130
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $71,095 $3,091 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $7,752
Cost
Full picture →$21,299net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,298
Campus safety
Full picture →5.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 141 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bluffton 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,299 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 602Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | 24 | $219k | — | 73% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | 37 | $585k | — | 86% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 36 | 16 | $977k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 40 | 35 | $387k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | 34 | $199k | — | 68% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 55 | 17 | $981k | 995 | 95% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 60 | 19 | $193k | — | 51% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 65 | 15 | $504k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 67 | 20 | $205k | — | 91% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 70 | 25 | $154k | — | 68% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 73 | 26 | $126k | — | 83% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 77 | 32 | $160k | — | 85% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlham College | 19 | $286k | $15,067 | — | vs | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 15 | $204k | $13,608 | — | vs | |
| Transylvania University | 27 | $191k | $7,065 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 22 | $189k | $8,600 | — | vs | |
| Hanover College | 14 | $161k | $11,482 | — | vs | |
| Berea College | 16 | $158k | $9,862 | — | vs | |
| Manchester University | 25 | $141k | $5,630 | — | vs | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) | 18 | $112k | $6,196 | — | vs | |
| Franklin College | 25 | $86k | $3,454 | — | vs | |
| Bluffton University | 23 | $71k | $3,091 | — | vs |
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