Colgate University Women's Volleyball
Colgate University fields a women's volleyball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,639,569, well above the median of $1.1M — $74,525 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (157 of 344 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $7,809,056 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,935 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,639,569 for the year
- Operating expenses$250,040 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$74,525 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$7,809,056 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,935 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$280,624 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Baker head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michelle Meehan | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan O'Connor | Assistant Volleyball Coach | not on file |
| Olivia Lucia | Assistant Volleyball Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,639,569 $74,526 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,809,056
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $280,624
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,024
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Colgate 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 14 | $122k | — | 91% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 17 | 17 | $249k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 23 | 19 | $118k | — | 87% | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 | 27 | 12 | $122k | — | 78% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 32 | 16 | $454k | — | 75% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | 19 | $2M | 1000 | 42% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 20 | $162k | — | 70% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 34 | 17 | $119k | — | 69% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 36 | 19 | $193k | — | 51% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 49 | 14 | $91k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 54 | 14 | $86k | — | 83% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 55 | 21 | $604k | 1000 | 8% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.6M | $74,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 4 | 14 | $1.4M | $97,354 | 995 | vs | |
| American University room for 2 | 16 | $1.3M | $83,142 | 989 | vs | |
| Lehigh University at cap | 18 | $1.3M | $71,603 | 995 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,303 | 976 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 2 | 16 | $850k | $53,122 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 3 | 15 | $844k | $56,240 | 989 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Patriot League women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked