Division I · The Ivy League
Harvard University Women's Volleyball
Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$506k
Team budget
9th percentile in Division I
$29,764
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Harvard University fields a women's volleyball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $505,991, well below the median of $1.1M — $29,764 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#315Team budgetof 344 · Division I#303Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$505,991 for the year
- Operating expenses$144,989 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,764 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$637,479 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Weiss head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aaron DeKalb | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kyle Gear | 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 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 →9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $505,991 $29,764 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $637,479
Cost
Full picture →$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harvard 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 divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 0 | 16 | $22k | — | 94% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 22 | $134k | — | 5% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 21 | $275k | — | 10% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 2 | 23 | $79k | — | 81% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | 19 | $1.5M | 996 | 6% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 19 | $133k | — | 85% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 13 | $106k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 21 | $95k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 22 | $2.3M | 995 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | 18 | $623k | — | 48% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 18 | $173k | — | 83% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University 1 over cap | 19 | $823k | $43,298 | 992 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 2 | 16 | $715k | $44,701 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 3 over cap | 21 | $604k | $28,754 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 2 over cap | 20 | $574k | $28,680 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 1 | 17 | $506k | $29,764 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University 1 over cap | 19 | $484k | $25,451 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College at cap | 18 | $448k | $24,869 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania at cap | 18 | $395k | $21,965 | 992 | vs |
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