Division I · Southeastern Conference
Louisiana State University Women's Volleyball
Baton Rouge, LA · the Tigers · Louisiana State University overview
22
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 18
$2.4M
Team budget
87th percentile in Division I
$108,060
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,377,341, well above the median of $1.1M — $108,060 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (157 of 344 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,073,856 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,313 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#47Team budgetof 344 · Division I#62Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#24Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#92APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,377,341 for the year
- Operating expenses$496,507 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$108,060 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,073,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,313 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,565,249 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tonya Johnson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Russell Brock | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Katie Dickens | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alexis Conaway | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Inlow | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trey Cruz | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Shook | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Blaire Hiler | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Derek Calvert | Sr. Associate Director of Athletic Training Operations (VB, TF, XC) | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →32,574undergraduates · 39,418 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 42,558 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1822
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,377,341 $108,061 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,073,856
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,565,249
Cost
Full picture →$21,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,954 in-state · $28,631 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 60 burglaries · 44 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Louisiana 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 Volleyball program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,574Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | 21 | $418k | 989 | 50% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 21 | $723k | 989 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 48 | 21 | $339k | 976 | 96% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 52 | 18 | $1.2M | 1000 | 89% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 71 | 20 | $1.9M | 990 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 72 | 17 | $680k | 971 | 67% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 101 | 13 | $320k | 989 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 21 | $509k | 969 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 126 | 18 | $830k | 979 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 142 | 21 | $419k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 142 | 17 | $485k | 989 | 91% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 144 | 17 | $132k | — | 53% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 6 over cap | 24 | $4.9M | $204,671 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Florida 2 over cap | 20 | $4.9M | $243,127 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 2 | 16 | $3.9M | $245,153 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 16 | $3.4M | $214,352 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3 over cap | 21 | $3.4M | $159,879 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 4 over cap | 22 | $3M | $138,590 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 1 | 17 | $2.7M | $161,713 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 20 | $2.7M | $136,254 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 4 over cap | 22 | $2.7M | $121,945 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma room for 2 | 16 | $2.7M | $167,023 | 990 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 4 over cap | 22 | $2.4M | $108,060 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 18 | $2.2M | $122,029 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 18 | $2.1M | $118,220 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 1 over cap | 19 | $2.1M | $111,704 | 995 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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