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Division I · Big West Conference

California State University, Bakersfield Women's Volleyball

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17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$1M
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$59,191
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

California State University, Bakersfield fields a women's volleyball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,006,256, about the median of $1.1M — $59,191 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,236,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,939 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's volleyball programs

Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#194Team budgetof 344 · Division I#178Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budget$1M
Spend per player$59,191
Roster size17
Coaching staff4
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$189k$6.8M
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program

Roster sizes (cap 18)

1055
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster17 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap18 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,006,256 for the year
  • Operating expenses$166,740 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$59,191 division median $60,381
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,236,358 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,939 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$133,612 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kristen Wright head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Brandon RowAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Raunak DoshiFirst Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
Derrick TrentAssistant Coachnot on file
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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

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Campus

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8,336undergraduates · 9,787 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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88%admitted · of 13,950 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Women's Volleyball

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17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,006,256 $59,192 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,236,358
Recruiting spend, women's
$133,612

Cost

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$6,567net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,976
Sticker, out-of-state$38,856
Average net price$6,567
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,070
$30–48k$3,977
$48–75k$6,183
$75–110k$10,935
$110k and up$16,810
Tuition & fees
$7,696 in-state · $19,576 out

Campus safety

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0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.16
Property0.42
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Liberal arts & general studies325 · 15%
Psychology297 · 14%
Business274 · 13%
Social sciences182 · 8%
Education160 · 7%

Research California State University, Bakersfield

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Women's Volleyball program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,567 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 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

California State University, BakersfieldWestmont College · 70 miUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · 77 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 79 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 83 miCalifornia Polytechnic State University · 88 miPepperdine University · 93 miUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 96 miOccidental College · 99 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 101 miFresno Pacific University · 101 miUniversity of Southern California · 103 miLoyola Marymount University · 103 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference7017$388k—80%
University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference7722$1.4M99428%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.7923$278k—89%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference8318$1.1M99093%
California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference8827$1.2M100030%
Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference9321$1.9M100050%
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference9620$2.8M9879%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.9917$141k—40%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.10112$185k—3%
Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association10116$441k—58%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference10323$3.7M96510%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference10322$2.3M99440%

Other women's volleyball programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
California Baptist University 1 over cap19$1.5M$76,8101000vs
University of California, San Diego 2 over cap20$1.4M$71,974—vs
University of California, Santa Barbara 4 over cap22$1.4M$62,332994vs
Long Beach State University 8 over cap26$1.3M$50,641970vs
California Polytechnic State University 9 over cap27$1.2M$46,1471000vs
California State University, Sacramento room for 216$1.1M$71,472970vs
University of California, Riverside 1 over cap19$1.1M$57,945980vs
California State University, Northridge at cap18$1.1M$59,209990vs
University of California, Irvine 5 over cap23$1.1M$45,778995vs
California State University, Bakersfield room for 117$1M$59,1911000vs
Utah Valley University at cap18$955k$53,069989vs
California State University, Fullerton room for 315$877k$58,492947vs

Every Big West Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked