Division I · Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan University Women's Volleyball
Mount Pleasant, MI · the Chippewas · Central Michigan University overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$915k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$53,794
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Central Michigan University fields a women's volleyball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $914,502, below the median of $1.1M — $53,794 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 986, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,835,760 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,806 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#217Team budgetof 344 · Division I#203Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#220APRof 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$914,502 for the year
- Operating expenses$172,114 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,794 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,835,760 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,806 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,544 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Arielle Wilson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Erica Stahl | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jaz Craig | 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 →10,055undergraduates · 14,399 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 18,102 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $914,502 $53,794 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,835,760
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,544
Cost
Full picture →$15,826net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,312
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Central Michigan 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,826 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,055Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 26 | $134k | — | 66% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 25 | 17 | $483k | — | 84% | |
| Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 20 | $1M | — | 81% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 19 | $925k | — | 73% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 61 | 21 | $4.2M | 990 | 84% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 21 | $258k | — | 71% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 19 | $495k | — | 97% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 71 | 18 | $693k | — | 95% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 80 | 25 | $112k | — | 97% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 20 | $169k | — | 76% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 93 | 28 | $239k | — | 83% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 22 | $121k | — | 76% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 2 | 16 | $1.2M | $77,212 | 984 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 3 | 15 | $1.1M | $70,835 | 976 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 3 over cap | 21 | $995k | $47,391 | 1000 | vs | |
| Ball State University at cap | 18 | $986k | $54,798 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 1 | 17 | $981k | $57,720 | 995 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 2 | 16 | $977k | $61,051 | 1000 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 1 | 17 | $915k | $53,794 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Akron at cap | 18 | $737k | $40,928 | 990 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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