Loyola University Maryland Women's Volleyball
Loyola University Maryland fields a women's volleyball team in the Patriot League (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 $849,953, below the median of $1.1M — $53,122 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,769,452 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,317 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$849,953 for the year
- Operating expenses$85,177 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,122 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,769,452 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,317 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$128,510 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alija Pittenger head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sami Kircher | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eric Arriaga | Assistant 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 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $849,953 $53,122 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,769,452
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $128,510
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $55,480
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame of Maryland University Division III · United East Conference | 0 | 19 | $40k | — | 86% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference | 1 | 21 | $272k | — | 8% | |
| Morgan State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 2 | 19 | $763k | 974 | 83% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 3 | 19 | $531k | 950 | 50% | |
| Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | 24 | $1.1M | 951 | 83% | |
| Goucher College Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 15 | $112k | — | 73% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 8 | 16 | $978k | 950 | 74% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 10 | 21 | $115k | — | 83% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 27 | $223k | — | 84% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 26 | 20 | $175k | — | 84% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 26 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 30 | 18 | $2.4M | 989 | 45% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.6M | $74,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 4 | 14 | $1.4M | $97,354 | 995 | vs | |
| American University room for 2 | 16 | $1.3M | $83,142 | 989 | vs | |
| Lehigh University at cap | 18 | $1.3M | $71,603 | 995 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,303 | 976 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 2 | 16 | $850k | $53,122 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 3 | 15 | $844k | $56,240 | 989 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 977 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Patriot League women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked