Florida Atlantic University Women's Volleyball
Florida Atlantic University fields a women's volleyball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,203,835, above the median of $1.1M — $75,239 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 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 $3,462,273 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,923 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,203,835 for the year
- Operating expenses$304,812 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$75,239 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$3,462,273 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,923 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$225,917 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Fernanda Nelson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chuck Amshoff | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bailey Pearlman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,203,835 $75,240 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,462,273
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $225,917
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $4,879 in-state · $17,324 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Florida Atlantic 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 2 | 19 | $738k | — | 74% | |
| Nova Southeastern University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 22 | 18 | $643k | — | 73% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 23 | 21 | $621k | — | 88% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 35 | 20 | $493k | — | 59% | |
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 46 | 22 | $965k | 989 | 59% | |
| University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 46 | 17 | $2.7M | 995 | 19% | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 104 | 15 | $976k | 994 | 77% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 121 | 20 | $657k | — | 63% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University room for 2 | 16 | $2.1M | $131,225 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tulane University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.9M | $93,417 | 990 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa room for 2 | 16 | $1.8M | $112,623 | 995 | vs | |
| Temple University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.5M | $79,938 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Florida at cap | 18 | $1.4M | $80,209 | 994 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.4M | $63,694 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 3 over cap | 21 | $1.3M | $60,011 | 984 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 5 over cap | 23 | $1.2M | $52,487 | 980 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University room for 2 | 16 | $1.2M | $75,239 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio room for 2 | 16 | $1.2M | $74,080 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $66,778 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham at cap | 18 | $1M | $55,964 | 984 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 1 over cap | 19 | $1M | $52,805 | 984 | vs |
Every American Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked