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Cornell University Women's Volleyball

Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
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21
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 18
$604k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$28,754
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Cornell University fields a women's volleyball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $603,847, well below the median of $1.1M — $28,754 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 reports no athletic aid for women's teams.

Among Division I women's volleyball programs

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

#287Team budgetof 344 · Division I#306Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#46Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budget$604k
Spend per player$28,754
Roster size21
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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap18 3 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$603,847 for the year
  • Operating expenses$115,384 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$28,754 division median $60,381
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$470,239 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Trudy VandeBerg head coachHead Coachnot on file
Trudy Vande BergThe Wendy Schaenen '79 Head Coach Of Volleyballnot on file
Colton ReinholtzAssistant Coachnot on file
Dante PulphusAssistant 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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16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
95%

Women's Volleyball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1821
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$603,847 $28,755 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$470,239

Cost

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$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$88,140
Average net price$26,455
Net price by family income
$0–30k$4,079
$30–48k$5,589
$48–75k$8,129
$75–110k$18,531
$110k and up$51,735
Tuition & fees
$66,014

Campus safety

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1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.92
Property0.92
In residence halls
32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
106 over 2022–2024

Majors

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18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Computer & information sciences693 · 18%
Business557 · 14%
Engineering511 · 13%
Agriculture423 · 11%
Biological sciences382 · 10%

Research Cornell 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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

Cornell UniversityIthaca College · 2 miState University of New York at Cortland · 18 miElmira College · 30 miKeuka College · 33 miBinghamton University · 36 miHobart and William Smith Colleges · 38 miSyracuse University · 44 miLe Moyne College · 46 miState University of New York at Morrisville · 53 miColgate University · 55 miAlfred University · 68 miAlfred State College · 68 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League218$209k—70%
State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference1819$193k—51%
Elmira College Division III · Empire 83018$80k—91%
Keuka College Division III · Empire 83314$82k—94%
Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference3619$979k99438%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League3812$262k—57%
Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference4419$2M100042%
Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference4616$454k—75%
State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference5314$122k—91%
Colgate University Division I · Patriot League5522$1.6M100012%
Alfred University Division III · Empire 86820$126k—48%
Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6810$198k—82%

Other women's volleyball programs in the The Ivy League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Yale University 1 over cap19$823k$43,298992vs
Princeton University room for 216$715k$44,7011000vs
Cornell University 3 over cap21$604k$28,7541000vs
Dartmouth College 2 over cap20$574k$28,6801000vs
Harvard University room for 117$506k$29,7641000vs
Brown University 1 over cap19$484k$25,4511000vs
Columbia University-Barnard College at cap18$448k$24,869995vs
University of Pennsylvania at cap18$395k$21,965992vs

Every The Ivy League women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked