Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson College Women's Volleyball
Davidson, NC · the Wildcats · Davidson College overview
15
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 18
$641k
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$42,701
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Davidson College fields a women's volleyball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $640,516, well below the median of $1.1M — $42,701 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,711,726 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,510 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#282Team budgetof 344 · Division I#254Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#297Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#92APRof 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$640,516 for the year
- Operating expenses$129,528 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,701 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,711,726 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$199,870 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Willis head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christian Prayer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Jacobs | 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 →1,904undergraduates · 1,904 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →14%admitted · of 7,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1815
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $640,516 $42,701 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,711,726
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $199,870
Cost
Full picture →$26,510net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,050
Campus safety
Full picture →4.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research Davidson College
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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,510 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 1,904Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 15 | 16 | $1.1M | 989 | 80% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 12 | $93k | — | 43% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 20 | 26 | $297k | — | 90% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 21 | 17 | $669k | — | 68% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 22 | $226k | — | 74% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 24 | 27 | $428k | — | 78% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 21 | $106k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 32 | 23 | $437k | — | 81% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 40 | 20 | $686k | 948 | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 42 | 18 | $516k | — | 85% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 50 | 17 | $564k | 984 | 87% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 53 | — | — | — | 87% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dayton 5 over cap | 23 | $1.9M | $82,159 | 995 | vs | |
| George Washington University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.7M | $83,520 | 983 | vs | |
| Fordham University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.6M | $84,439 | 979 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University room for 3 | 15 | $1.5M | $100,610 | 984 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago room for 2 | 16 | $1.3M | $81,338 | 995 | vs | |
| Duquesne University room for 3 | 15 | $1.1M | $74,370 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 3 over cap | 21 | $1.1M | $51,005 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 2 | 16 | $980k | $61,232 | 1000 | vs | |
| George Mason University 1 over cap | 19 | $935k | $49,191 | 990 | vs | |
| Davidson College room for 3 | 15 | $641k | $42,701 | 995 | vs |
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