Division I · Conference USA
Middle Tennessee State University Women's Volleyball
Murfreesboro, TN · the Blue Raiders · Middle Tennessee State University overview
18
Roster
at the D-I cap of 18
$1.4M
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$75,863
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Middle Tennessee State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,365,543, above the median of $1.1M — $75,863 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,617,465 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,660 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#117Team budgetof 344 · Division I#122Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#158Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#184APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,365,543 for the year
- Operating expenses$384,186 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$75,863 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,617,465 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,660 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$176,326 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa Keckler head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Gomish | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Aaron Hastings | Assistant Volleyball 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 →17,668undergraduates · 20,183 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,763 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1230
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1818
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,365,543 $75,864 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,617,465
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $176,326
Cost
Full picture →$12,700net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,506 in-state · $29,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Middle Tennessee 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,700 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,668Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 30 | 33 | $404k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 30 | 15 | $1.3M | 1000 | 67% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 18 | $1.3M | 995 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 32 | — | — | — | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 34 | 17 | $659k | 975 | 93% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 51 | 15 | $225k | — | 51% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 53 | 16 | $783k | 980 | 83% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 73 | 14 | $821k | 995 | 96% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 25 | $754k | 960 | 66% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 12 | $1.1M | 995 | 97% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 79 | 20 | $477k | — | 74% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 55 | $933k | 1000 | 77% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University room for 1 | 17 | $1.6M | $95,562 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 3 over cap | 21 | $1.4M | $65,747 | 1000 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 18 | $1.4M | $75,863 | 989 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 9 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $45,355 | 985 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 6 | 12 | $1.2M | $100,382 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 6 | 12 | $1.1M | $90,090 | 995 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $56,073 | 989 | vs | |
| Florida International University 4 over cap | 22 | $965k | $43,851 | 989 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 1 over cap | 19 | $857k | $45,113 | 978 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 3 over cap | 21 | $801k | $38,128 | 1000 | vs |
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