Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Jackson State University Women's Volleyball
Jackson, MS · the Tigers · Jackson State University overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$485k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$28,535
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Jackson State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (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 $485,110, well below the median of $1.1M — $28,535 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 989, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,538,938 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,597 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#320Team budgetof 344 · Division I#309Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#184APRof 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$485,110 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,685 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,535 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,538,938 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,597 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$34,787 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hereford head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Verita White | 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 →4,769undergraduates · 6,564 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 14,141 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1080
ACT middle 50%15 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $485,110 $28,536 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,538,938
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $34,787
Cost
Full picture →$19,892net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,795 in-state · $9,795 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jackson State 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 divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,892 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,769Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 2 | 19 | $149k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 3 | 17 | $132k | — | 53% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 8 | 21 | $419k | — | 49% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 13 | $320k | 989 | 25% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 84 | 18 | $830k | 979 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 19 | $238k | 970 | 51% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 110 | 17 | $470k | 1000 | 75% | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 115 | 19 | $2.1M | 995 | 76% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 120 | 16 | $524k | — | 87% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 124 | 21 | $723k | 989 | 94% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 129 | 16 | $283k | — | — | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 135 | 21 | $418k | 989 | 50% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M University 7 over cap | 25 | $754k | $30,157 | 960 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 1 | 17 | $650k | $38,242 | 963 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 20 | $623k | $31,154 | 960 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 1 over cap | 19 | $591k | $31,101 | 944 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 17 | $512k | $30,096 | 947 | vs | |
| Jackson State University room for 1 | 17 | $485k | $28,535 | 989 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 3 | 15 | $460k | $30,676 | 971 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University at cap | 18 | $426k | $23,650 | 977 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 3 over cap | 21 | $418k | $19,909 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 17 | $371k | $21,806 | 962 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 5 | 13 | $320k | $24,635 | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 1 over cap | 19 | $238k | $12,527 | 970 | vs |
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