Division II · Conference Carolinas
Francis Marion University Women's Volleyball
Florence, SC · the Patriots · Francis Marion University overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$275k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division II
$15,289
Per roster spot
median $20,336
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Francis Marion University fields a women's volleyball team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $275,210, below the median of $396k — $15,289 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's volleyball programs. The school gave $1,164,745 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,501 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 283 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#218Team budgetof 283 · Division II#205Spend per playerof 283 · Division II#147Roster sizeof 283 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's volleyball program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$275,210 for the year
- Operating expenses$42,398 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,289 division median $20,336
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,164,745 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,501 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$19,781 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Baufield-Edwards | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Courtney Abdur-Rahim | 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 II roster spots5,587 283 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 88 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,623undergraduates · 4,017 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 3,489 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1138
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $275,210 $15,289 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,164,745
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $19,781
Cost
Full picture →$11,231net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,170 in-state · $21,544 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Francis Marion 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 divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,231 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 3,623Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 19 | $289k | — | 97% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 43 | 18 | $207k | — | 92% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 46 | 15 | $1.1M | 990 | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 71 | 18 | $516k | — | 85% | |
| Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | 18 | $238k | — | 80% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 79 | 15 | $119k | — | 75% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 79 | 15 | $217k | — | 67% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 79 | 22 | $120k | — | 32% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 80 | 20 | $2.7M | 1000 | 61% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 84 | 14 | $307k | 906 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 13 | $133k | — | 73% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 87 | 20 | $548k | 984 | 76% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Conference Carolinas
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University | 22 | $686k | $31,168 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) | 17 | $429k | $25,235 | — | vs | |
| Shorter University | 20 | $331k | $16,551 | — | vs | |
| Converse University | 17 | $321k | $18,855 | — | vs | |
| Lees-McRae College | 19 | $317k | $16,685 | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Olive | 22 | $315k | $14,331 | — | vs | |
| Belmont Abbey College | 26 | $297k | $11,410 | — | vs | |
| Francis Marion University | 18 | $275k | $15,289 | — | vs | |
| Erskine College | 23 | $269k | $11,711 | — | vs | |
| Barton College | 24 | $269k | $11,206 | — | vs | |
| Young Harris College | 18 | $230k | $12,758 | — | vs | |
| Chowan University | 23 | $225k | $9,781 | — | vs | |
| King University | 19 | $224k | $11,774 | — | vs | |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 19 | $219k | $11,508 | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 18 | $207k | $11,505 | — | vs | |
| Ferrum College | 20 | $128k | $6,392 | — | vs |
Every Conference Carolinas women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked