Division I · Southland Conference
Lamar University Women's Volleyball
Beaumont, TX · the Cardinals · Lamar University overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$757k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$47,324
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Lamar University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $757,199, below the median of $1.1M — $47,324 per roster spot, lower 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 984, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,753,447 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,563 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#250Team budgetof 344 · Division I#228Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#226APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$757,199 for the year
- Operating expenses$115,309 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,324 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,753,447 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,563 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,913 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel Apolinario head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Strick | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kiki Reyes | 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
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 →7,998undergraduates · 17,473 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 7,246 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1130
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $757,199 $47,325 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,753,447
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,913
Cost
Full picture →$10,999net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,904 in-state · $18,696 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.94violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lamar 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 divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,999 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,998Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.94 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 52 | 21 | $509k | 969 | 68% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 79 | 19 | $1.8M | 990 | 70% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 80 | 17 | $512k | 947 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 21 | $151k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 83 | 16 | $2.1M | 1000 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 18 | $784k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 99 | 21 | $801k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 19 | $721k | 984 | 88% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 15 | $460k | 971 | 75% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 18 | $1.2M | 1000 | 89% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 15 | $606k | 989 | 94% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 141 | 16 | $3.9M | 990 | 63% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 3 over cap | 21 | $1M | $49,102 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 2 | 16 | $1M | $63,953 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 2 over cap | 20 | $917k | $45,861 | 995 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University at cap | 18 | $810k | $45,016 | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 18 | $784k | $43,579 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 2 | 16 | $757k | $47,324 | 984 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 3 over cap | 21 | $723k | $34,426 | 989 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 1 over cap | 19 | $721k | $37,936 | 984 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 17 | $680k | $39,993 | 971 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 3 | 15 | $606k | $40,406 | 989 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 3 over cap | 21 | $509k | $24,246 | 969 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 3 over cap | 21 | $339k | $16,133 | 976 | vs |
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