Division I · Big West Conference
Long Beach State University Men's Volleyball
Long Beach, CA · the The Beach · Long Beach State University overview
24
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 18
$2M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$82,025
Per roster spot
median $35,433
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
970
APR
97% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Long Beach State University fields a men's volleyball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,968,622, well above the median of $783k — $82,025 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (20 of 27 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 970, about the median of 988, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,487,174 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,549 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 27 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,968,622 for the year
- Operating expenses$612,257 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$82,025 division median $35,433
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 945 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,487,174 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,549 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$179,084 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick MacRae head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| McKay Smith | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Amir Lugo-Rodriguez | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Prosser | 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 players95,972 2024-25
- Division I roster spots554 27 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.58% 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 →34,243undergraduates · 40,278 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 79,680 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Volleyball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1824
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,968,622 $82,026 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,487,174
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $179,084
Cost
Full picture →$9,731net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,008 in-state · $18,888 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Long Beach 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.
Men's Volleyball program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,731 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,243Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard University Division II · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 15 | 26 | $258k | — | 65% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 18 | 19 | $963k | 979 | 26% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 19 | 22 | $1.7M | 1000 | 10% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 19 | 28 | $407k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 28 | 22 | $2.5M | 986 | 9% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 38 | 27 | $1.6M | 994 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 40 | 24 | $850k | 961 | 93% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Independent | 53 | 21 | $256k | — | 89% | |
| University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference | 80 | 22 | $764k | — | 25% | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 108 | 22 | $1M | 970 | 28% |
Other men's volleyball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State University 6 over cap | 24 | $2M | $82,025 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa at cap | 18 | $1.4M | $78,275 | 995 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 4 over cap | 22 | $1M | $46,963 | 970 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 19 | $963k | $50,709 | 979 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 6 over cap | 24 | $850k | $35,433 | 961 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 4 over cap | 22 | $764k | $34,720 | — | vs |
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