College of Charleston (South Carolina) Women's Beach Volleyball
College of Charleston (South Carolina) fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $214,330, well below the median of $414k — $10,206 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (24 of 68 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,607,330 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,788 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 68 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 19)
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$214,330 for the year
- Operating expenses$72,728 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,206 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,607,330 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,788 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$104,809 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Elder head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caden Albert | Assistant 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 beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,259 68 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 9 11% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's beach 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $214,330 $10,206 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,607,330
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $104,809
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,978 in-state · $36,858 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 19 | $489k | 1000 | 80% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Big 12 Conference | 105 | 21 | $1.1M | 1000 | 61% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State University room for 3 | 16 | $667k | $41,715 | 995 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University at cap | 19 | $489k | $25,743 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 4 | 15 | $409k | $27,271 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mercer University at cap | 19 | $323k | $16,986 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 4 | 15 | $305k | $20,338 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington room for 5 | 14 | $217k | $15,506 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) 2 over cap | 21 | $214k | $10,206 | 1000 | vs |
Every Sun Belt Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked