Division III · Empire 8
Houghton University Women's Volleyball
Houghton, NY · the Highlanders · Houghton University overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$84k
Team budget
20th percentile in Division III
$5,242
Per roster spot
median $7,431
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Houghton University fields a women's volleyball team in the Empire 8 (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $83,881, below the median of $138k — $5,242 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's volleyball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#320Team budgetof 400 · Division III#302Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#264Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$83,881 for the year
- Operating expenses$34,499 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,242 division median $7,431
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$8,042 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle Heffernan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
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- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school volleyball players492,799 2024-25
- Division III roster spots7,445 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →975undergraduates · 1,014 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Wesleyan
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 1,068 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1390
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $83,881 $5,243 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $8,042
Cost
Full picture →$22,358net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,290
Campus safety
Full picture →1.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Houghton 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,358 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 22 | 10 | $198k | — | 82% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 22 | 20 | $126k | — | 48% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 31 | 17 | $150k | — | 64% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 41 | 20 | $78k | — | 98% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 43 | 19 | $43k | — | 91% | |
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 49 | 16 | $409k | — | 76% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 49 | 16 | $552k | 995 | 82% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 50 | 18 | $366k | — | 82% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 51 | 17 | $236k | — | 76% | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 51 | 16 | $1.2M | 984 | 69% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 52 | 16 | $341k | — | 71% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 52 | 12 | $206k | — | 78% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Empire 8
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Fisher University | 21 | $208k | $9,891 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Brockport | 15 | $165k | $10,984 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | 17 | $150k | $8,803 | — | vs | |
| Nazareth University | 20 | $145k | $7,226 | — | vs | |
| Alfred University | 20 | $126k | $6,304 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | 12 | $122k | $10,198 | — | vs | |
| Hartwick College | 17 | $119k | $7,001 | — | vs | |
| Utica University | 19 | $118k | $6,224 | — | vs | |
| Russell Sage College | 14 | $115k | $8,247 | — | vs | |
| Houghton University | 16 | $84k | $5,242 | — | vs | |
| Keuka College | 14 | $82k | $5,823 | — | vs | |
| Elmira College | 18 | $80k | $4,443 | — | vs |
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