Marquette University Women's Volleyball
Marquette University fields a women's volleyball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,469,167, well above the median of $1.1M — $154,322 per roster spot, top 10% 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 975, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,625,920 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,943 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,469,167 for the year
- Operating expenses$587,087 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$154,322 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,625,920 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,943 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$267,281 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Mendoza head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ethan Pheister | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Stef Jankiewicz | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kennedy Fabian | Assistant Coach & Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Hattie Bray | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,469,167 $154,323 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,625,920
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $267,281
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $48,700
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Marquette University
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Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 1 | 20 | $138k | — | 60% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Division I · Horizon League | 4 | 17 | $747k | 990 | 88% | |
| Alverno College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 4 | 10 | $66k | — | 93% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 5 | 22 | $158k | — | 79% | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | 24 | $149k | — | 68% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | 20 | $151k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 19 | $308k | — | 73% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 29 | 21 | $207k | — | 84% | |
| Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent | 42 | 10 | $24k | — | 71% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 44 | 20 | $211k | — | 83% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 15 | $83k | — | 59% | |
| Lakeland University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 55 | 25 | $196k | — | 91% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University room for 2 | 16 | $2.5M | $154,322 | 975 | vs | |
| Creighton University 1 over cap | 19 | $2.3M | $122,550 | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.9M | $98,128 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University room for 1 | 17 | $1.6M | $95,342 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut at cap | 18 | $1.6M | $86,289 | 990 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) room for 4 | 14 | $1.5M | $106,830 | 989 | vs | |
| DePaul University room for 3 | 15 | $1.3M | $89,018 | 997 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 1 | 17 | $1.3M | $75,520 | 989 | vs | |
| Xavier University room for 1 | 17 | $1.3M | $75,244 | 995 | vs | |
| Butler University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.2M | $55,254 | 983 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University 5 over cap | 23 | $1.2M | $52,070 | 1000 | vs |
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