Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
Messiah University Women's Volleyball
Mechanicsburg, PA · the Falcons · Messiah University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$88k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division III
$4,608
Per roster spot
median $7,431
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Messiah University fields a women's volleyball team in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $87,553, below the median of $138k — $4,608 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's volleyball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#310Team budgetof 400 · Division III#328Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#149Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$87,553 for the year
- Operating expenses$24,188 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,608 division median $7,431
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Motheral head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school volleyball players492,799 2024-25
- Division III roster spots7,445 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,586undergraduates · 3,344 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 2,375 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1340
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $87,553 $4,608 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,794
Cost
Full picture →$29,882net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $40,640
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Messiah 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,882 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,586Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | 16 | $85k | — | 43% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 13 | 17 | $75k | — | 96% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 20 | 19 | $79k | — | 94% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 20 | $111k | — | 77% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 26 | 16 | $154k | — | 48% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 28 | 15 | $101k | — | 75% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 20 | $437k | — | 86% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 35 | 20 | $302k | — | 89% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 36 | 17 | $228k | — | 32% | |
| Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference | 37 | 24 | $160k | — | 95% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 38 | 11 | $77k | — | 90% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 40 | 20 | $175k | — | 84% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widener University | 18 | $157k | $8,730 | — | vs | |
| Eastern University | 17 | $148k | $8,729 | — | vs | |
| Hood College | 16 | $128k | $8,020 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 21 | $115k | $5,453 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | 19 | $88k | $4,608 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 19 | $79k | $4,179 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 13 | $72k | $5,529 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 18 | $42k | $2,341 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 13 | $20k | $1,547 | — | vs |
Every Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked