Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Howard University Women's Volleyball
Washington, DC · the Bison · Howard University overview
18
Roster
at the D-I cap of 18
$1M
Team budget
46th percentile in Division I
$57,485
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
968
APR
99% of players retained
35%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Howard University fields a women's volleyball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,034,733, about the median of $1.1M — $57,485 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,640,477 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,874 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#186Team budgetof 344 · Division I#191Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#158Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#301APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,034,733 for the year
- Operating expenses$67,792 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,485 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,640,477 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,874 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$20,848 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun Kupferberg head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Deja Moorer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tamia Dockery | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Richard Hall | 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 →10,190undergraduates · 13,416 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →35%admitted · of 30,342 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1818
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate968
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,034,733 $57,485 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,640,477
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $20,848
Cost
Full picture →$30,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,344
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Howard 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 divisionAdmissions35% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 1 | 17 | $182k | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 2 | 13 | $140k | — | 61% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 2 | 20 | $1.7M | 983 | 44% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 3 | 17 | $1.6M | 1000 | 13% | |
| American University Division I · Patriot League | 4 | 16 | $1.3M | 989 | 47% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 6 | 18 | $141k | — | 81% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 18 | $2.4M | 989 | 45% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 27 | $223k | — | 84% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 19 | $935k | 990 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 28 | 16 | $978k | 950 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 29 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 33 | 19 | $531k | 950 | 50% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University at cap | 18 | $1M | $57,485 | 968 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 1 over cap | 19 | $763k | $40,166 | 974 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 7 over cap | 25 | $693k | $27,709 | 933 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University 4 over cap | 22 | $539k | $24,518 | 994 | vs | |
| Coppin State University 1 over cap | 19 | $531k | $27,921 | 950 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 1 over cap | 19 | $517k | $27,225 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore 2 over cap | 20 | $346k | $17,292 | 983 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University room for 4 | 14 | $307k | $21,957 | 906 | vs |
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