Eastern Illinois University Women's Beach Volleyball
Eastern Illinois University fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $101,422, well below the median of $414k — $6,338 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $1,516,606 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,021 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$101,422 for the year
- Operating expenses$25,032 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,338 division median $25,430
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,516,606 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,021 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$83,506 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Millar head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $101,422 $6,339 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,516,606
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $83,506
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Eastern Illinois 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 Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Independent | 107 | 16 | $217k | — | 64% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 134 | 14 | $203k | — | 66% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood University room for 5 | 14 | $203k | $14,475 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 2 | 17 | $175k | $10,283 | — | vs | |
| Morehead State University 3 over cap | 22 | $108k | $4,904 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 19 | $102k | $5,342 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University room for 3 | 16 | $101k | $6,338 | — | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 4 | 15 | $101k | $6,711 | — | vs |
Every Ohio Valley Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked