Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Women's Volleyball
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$564k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$33,198
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a women's volleyball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $564,378, well below the median of $1.1M — $33,198 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,649,368 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,156 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#298Team budgetof 344 · Division I#293Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#226APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$564,378 for the year
- Operating expenses$85,403 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,198 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 960 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,649,368 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$57,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Hinsey head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Hamilton | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashleigh Nicoll | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kennedy Lauck | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $564,378 $33,199 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,649,368
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $57,558
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 16 | $577k | 994 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 17 | $321k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 16 | $1.1M | 989 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 26 | $297k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 23 | $437k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 22 | $686k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 20 | $686k | 948 | 75% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 12 | $93k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 17 | $669k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 19 | $1M | 989 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 15 | $641k | 995 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 14 | $69k | — | 78% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.3M | $66,646 | 994 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 20 | $686k | $34,297 | 948 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 2 | 16 | $577k | $36,031 | 994 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 1 | 17 | $564k | $33,198 | 984 | vs | |
| Radford University 5 over cap | 23 | $560k | $24,343 | 979 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 2 over cap | 20 | $548k | $27,424 | 984 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 2 over cap | 20 | $547k | $27,346 | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 12 over cap | 30 | $462k | $15,407 | 1000 | vs |
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