Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University Women's Volleyball
Macon, GA · the Bears · Mercer University overview
12
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 18
$1M
Team budget
47th percentile in Division I
$86,991
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mercer University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,043,898, about the median of $1.1M — $86,991 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. 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 $4,743,593 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,326 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#184Team budgetof 344 · Division I#99Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#338Roster 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
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,043,898 for the year
- Operating expenses$160,916 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$86,991 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,743,593 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$261,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Benson | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alicia Roberts | 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 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 →4,807undergraduates · 9,124 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 11,058 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1812
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,043,898 $86,992 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,743,593
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $261,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,197net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mercer 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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,197 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,807Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 25 | 18 | $169k | — | 63% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 30 | 19 | $257k | — | 88% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 75 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 21 | $1.2M | 994 | 62% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 77 | 24 | $413k | — | 11% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 77 | 17 | $311k | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 78 | 21 | $2.5M | 995 | 16% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 18 | $2.1M | 1000 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 15 | $109k | — | 63% | |
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 17 | $122k | — | 60% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 92 | 15 | $135k | — | — | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 98 | 19 | $563k | — | 49% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $70,555 | 989 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $66,422 | 984 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 6 | 12 | $1M | $86,991 | 995 | vs | |
| Furman University 1 over cap | 19 | $1M | $54,299 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 37 over cap | 55 | $933k | $16,958 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Citadel room for 1 | 17 | $804k | $47,281 | 994 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 2 | 16 | $783k | $48,947 | 980 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 1 | 17 | $651k | $38,299 | 995 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 3 | 15 | $612k | $40,797 | 994 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 15 | $502k | $33,440 | 975 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked