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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

Duquesne University Women's Volleyball

Pittsburgh, PA · the Dukes · Duquesne University overview
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15
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 18
$1.1M
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division I
$74,370
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Duquesne University 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 $1,115,558, about the median of $1.1M — $74,370 per roster spot, upper 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,617,684 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,298 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's volleyball programs

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

#166Team budgetof 344 · Division I#130Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#297Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budget$1.1M
Spend per player$74,370
Roster size15
Coaching staff3
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

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap18 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,115,558 for the year
  • Operating expenses$120,636 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$74,370 division median $60,381
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$5,617,684 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,298 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$134,023 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Steve Opperman head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Hunter RockAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Emmy KlikaAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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5,226undergraduates · 8,137 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic

Getting in

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79%admitted · of 14,112 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
75%

Women's Volleyball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1815
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,115,558 $74,371 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$5,617,684
Recruiting spend, women's
$134,023

Cost

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$35,125net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$68,164
Average net price$35,125
Net price by family income
$0–30k$25,943
$30–48k$27,610
$48–75k$31,920
$75–110k$35,852
$110k and up$38,975
Tuition & fees
$47,146

Campus safety

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1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.25
Property0.20
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024

Majors

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39%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing491 · 39%
Business168 · 13%
Education96 · 8%
Biological sciences78 · 6%
Communication & journalism68 · 5%

Research Duquesne 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,125 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 39%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,226Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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

Duquesne UniversityPoint Park University · 1 miCarlow University · 2 miUniversity of Pittsburgh · 2 miCarnegie Mellon University · 3 miChatham University · 4 miLa Roche University · 9 miRobert Morris University · 13 miWashington and Jefferson College · 22 miSeton Hill University · 25 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 26 miPennsylvania Western University, Clarion · 26 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 26 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference119$264k—98%
Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference217$122k—87%
University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference216$3.4M99550%
Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association316$218k—11%
Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference418$65k—70%
La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference916$45k—78%
Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League1317$698k98591%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2220$132k—82%
Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2521$368k—76%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2662$1.3M—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2662$1.3M—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2662$1.3M—94%

Other women's volleyball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Dayton 5 over cap23$1.9M$82,159995vs
George Washington University 2 over cap20$1.7M$83,520983vs
Fordham University 1 over cap19$1.6M$84,439979vs
Virginia Commonwealth University room for 315$1.5M$100,610984vs
Loyola University Chicago room for 216$1.3M$81,338995vs
Duquesne University room for 315$1.1M$74,3701000vs
Saint Louis University 3 over cap21$1.1M$51,0051000vs
University of Rhode Island room for 216$980k$61,2321000vs
George Mason University 1 over cap19$935k$49,191990vs
Davidson College room for 315$641k$42,701995vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked