Long Beach State University Women's Beach Volleyball
Long Beach State University fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $602,808, above the median of $414k — $25,117 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (24 of 68 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,467,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,716 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 68 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 19)
The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$602,808 for the year
- Operating expenses$220,020 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,117 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,467,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,716 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$112,219 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Campbell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,259 68 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 9 11% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's beach 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $602,808 $25,117 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,467,934
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $112,219
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,008 in-state · $18,888 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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.
Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard University Division II · Independent | 15 | 16 | $229k | — | 65% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 19 | 20 | $1.9M | 993 | 10% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Independent | 19 | 22 | $345k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Independent | 20 | 21 | $31k | — | 92% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 22 | 17 | $1.3M | 985 | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 28 | 20 | $1.4M | 1000 | 9% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 38 | 14 | $1M | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 40 | 21 | $220k | — | 93% | |
| University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference | 88 | — | — | — | 47% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 122 | 20 | $314k | 1000 | 88% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University 25 over cap | 44 | $1.5M | $32,966 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 1 | 18 | $765k | $42,502 | 963 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 5 over cap | 24 | $603k | $25,117 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 1 over cap | 20 | $314k | $15,720 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 2 over cap | 21 | $220k | $10,489 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 3 | 16 | $191k | $11,948 | — | vs |
Every Big West Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked