Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois University Women's Volleyball
Charleston, IL · the Panthers · Eastern Illinois University overview
18
Roster
at the D-I cap of 18
$546k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$30,347
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Eastern Illinois University fields a women's volleyball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $546,257, well below the median of $1.1M — $30,347 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. That is exactly 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 100% of players retained year to year. 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 volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#307Team budgetof 344 · Division I#300Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#158Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$546,257 for the year
- Operating expenses$108,785 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,347 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- 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 | On file · sign in |
| Paige Gardella | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 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 →6,849undergraduates · 8,804 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 11,648 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1110
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1818
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $546,257 $30,348 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,516,606
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $83,506
Cost
Full picture →$14,621net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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 Volleyball program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,621 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,849Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 41 | 19 | $583k | 995 | 92% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 43 | 19 | $2.8M | 994 | 44% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 15 | $204k | — | 73% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 34 | $208k | — | 54% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 18 | $245k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | 23 | $113k | — | 95% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 79 | 17 | $341k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 82 | 22 | $196k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 83 | 20 | $1.2M | 1000 | 89% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 91 | 26 | $2.6M | 989 | 80% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 11 | $124k | — | 80% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 24 | $3.2M | 1000 | 50% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University room for 2 | 16 | $745k | $46,548 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 1 | 17 | $659k | $38,778 | 975 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 17 | $653k | $38,395 | 984 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 4 over cap | 22 | $602k | $27,349 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 18 | $585k | $32,523 | 982 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University 3 over cap | 21 | $582k | $27,715 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 2 | 16 | $548k | $34,227 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University at cap | 18 | $546k | $30,347 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 1 | 17 | $471k | $27,716 | — | vs |
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