Division II · Conference Carolinas
Lees-McRae College Men's Volleyball
Banner Elk, NC · the Bobcats · Lees-McRae College overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$156k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division II
$10,379
Per roster spot
median $13,854
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
81%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lees-McRae College fields a men's volleyball team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $155,689, below the median of $248k — $10,379 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's volleyball programs. The school gave $1,866,830 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,487 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 36 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#30Team budgetof 36 · Division II#25Spend per playerof 36 · Division II#29Roster sizeof 36 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's volleyball program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$155,689 for the year
- Operating expenses$24,048 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,379 division median $13,854
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,866,830 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,487 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$13,727 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Smith head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Sam Albus | Head Men's Volleyball 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 players95,972 2024-25
- Division II roster spots713 36 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 130 0.74% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; the men'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 →818undergraduates · 839 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 1,787 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Men's Volleyball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $155,689 $10,379 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,866,830
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $13,727
Cost
Full picture →$26,009net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,740
Campus safety
Full picture →5.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Lees-McRae College
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.
Men's Volleyball program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,009 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 818Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.86 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 14 | $243k | — | 54% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · Independent | 50 | 16 | $184k | — | 60% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Continental Volleyball Conference | 50 | 10 | $22k | — | 78% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 78 | 24 | $230k | — | 90% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 80 | 18 | $502k | — | 63% | |
| Catawba College Division II · Independent | 84 | 16 | $180k | — | 78% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 89 | 22 | $489k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · Independent | 103 | 19 | $413k | — | 59% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 127 | 19 | $119k | — | 80% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 130 | 27 | $130k | — | 61% | |
| Newberry College Division II · Independent | 130 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 140 | 16 | $58k | — | 48% |
Other men's volleyball programs in the Conference Carolinas
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University | 18 | $502k | $27,890 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) | 23 | $321k | $13,969 | — | vs | |
| King University | 14 | $243k | $17,365 | — | vs | |
| Barton College | 17 | $234k | $13,738 | — | vs | |
| Belmont Abbey College | 24 | $230k | $9,573 | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Olive | 14 | $219k | $15,611 | — | vs | |
| Lees-McRae College | 15 | $156k | $10,379 | — | vs | |
| Erskine College | 27 | $130k | $4,819 | — | vs |
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