Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Sacramento Women's Volleyball
Sacramento, CA · the Hornets · California State University, Sacramento overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$1.1M
Team budget
53rd percentile in Division I
$71,472
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
970
APR
98% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Sacramento fields a women's volleyball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,143,554, about the median of $1.1M — $71,472 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 970, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,349,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,181 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#162Team budgetof 344 · Division I#136Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#293APRof 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,143,554 for the year
- Operating expenses$186,641 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$71,472 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 960 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,349,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,181 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$144,604 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruben Volta head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Fluette | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kate Doorn | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Chlebana | Assistant Coach | 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 →28,268undergraduates · 31,172 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 25,994 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate970
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,143,554 $71,472 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,349,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $144,604
Cost
Full picture →$11,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Sacramento
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,268Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 18 | 20 | $1.4M | 992 | 42% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 19 | $134k | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | 17 | $1.6M | 1000 | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 62 | 16 | $1.5M | 973 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 18 | $2.9M | 1000 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 17 | $597k | — | 97% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | 17 | $361k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 78 | 17 | $1.4M | 994 | 51% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | 23 | $623k | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 81 | 20 | $538k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 19 | $371k | — | 94% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 18 | $444k | — | 68% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.5M | $76,810 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 2 over cap | 20 | $1.4M | $71,974 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 4 over cap | 22 | $1.4M | $62,332 | 994 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 8 over cap | 26 | $1.3M | $50,641 | 970 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 9 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $46,147 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $71,472 | 970 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $57,945 | 980 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge at cap | 18 | $1.1M | $59,209 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 5 over cap | 23 | $1.1M | $45,778 | 995 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 1 | 17 | $1M | $59,191 | 1000 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University at cap | 18 | $955k | $53,069 | 989 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 15 | $877k | $58,492 | 947 | vs |
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