Division I · Sun Belt Conference
James Madison University Women's Volleyball
Harrisonburg, VA · the Dukes · James Madison University overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$1.4M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$88,501
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
James Madison University fields a women's volleyball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,416,030, above the median of $1.1M — $88,501 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 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 gave $5,174,991 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,071 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#111Team budgetof 344 · Division I#98Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,416,030 for the year
- Operating expenses$203,275 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$88,501 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,174,991 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,071 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$409,013 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Steinbrecher head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Travis Magorien | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Traci Plungas | Assistant Head Coach | not on file |
| Julia McNeley | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Becky Duffield | Character 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's volleyball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →21,006undergraduates · 22,758 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 35,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1320
ACT middle 50%25 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,416,030 $88,502 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,174,991
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $409,013
Cost
Full picture →$26,317net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,576 in-state · $30,790 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research James Madison 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 divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,317 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,006Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 2 | 18 | $139k | — | 100% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 7 | 18 | $167k | — | 91% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 22 | 18 | $133k | — | — | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | 19 | $2.3M | 995 | 17% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 19 | $274k | — | 17% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 55 | 18 | $177k | — | 100% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 62 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 63 | 14 | $175k | — | 58% | |
| Shenandoah University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 63 | 21 | $169k | — | 78% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 71 | 19 | $125k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 74 | 21 | $208k | — | 82% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 76 | 20 | $161k | — | 86% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University room for 2 | 16 | $1.4M | $88,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $61,087 | — | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap | 18 | $1.2M | $67,287 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 3 over cap | 21 | $1.2M | $56,582 | 994 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 3 | 15 | $1.1M | $72,594 | 990 | vs | |
| Marshall University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.1M | $48,954 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $55,731 | 984 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 2 over cap | 20 | $1M | $50,022 | 985 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University at cap | 18 | $954k | $52,997 | 990 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University room for 3 | 15 | $898k | $59,840 | 972 | vs | |
| Troy University 1 over cap | 19 | $890k | $46,867 | 987 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 2 over cap | 20 | $834k | $41,703 | 971 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi at cap | 18 | $830k | $46,106 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 1 | 17 | $470k | $27,631 | 1000 | vs |
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