Division I · Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State University Women's Volleyball
Mississippi State, MS · the Bulldogs · Mississippi State University overview
19
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 18
$2.1M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$111,704
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mississippi State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,122,385, well above the median of $1.1M — $111,704 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (157 of 344 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $4,611,961 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,681 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#59Team budgetof 344 · Division I#59Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#101Roster 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
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,122,385 for the year
- Operating expenses$488,397 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$111,704 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,611,961 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,681 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$862,158 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Darty head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Julie Darty Dennis | Head Volleyball Coach | not on file |
| Michael Bouril | Assistant Volleyball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lacey Jeffcoat | Assistant Volleyball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Julia Brooks | Assistant Coach / Coordinator of Operations | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,230undergraduates · 22,657 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 20,877 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1410
ACT middle 50%21 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1819
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,122,385 $111,704 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,611,961
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $862,158
Cost
Full picture →$16,480net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,815 in-state · $26,580 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mississippi 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,480 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,230Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.73 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 69 | 16 | $524k | — | 87% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 74 | 22 | $2.7M | 1000 | 76% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 76 | 17 | $2.7M | 995 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | 19 | $238k | 970 | 51% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 108 | 15 | $155k | — | — | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 112 | 17 | $132k | — | 53% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 112 | 19 | $149k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 113 | 20 | $678k | 996 | 96% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 19 | $384k | — | 54% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 17 | $485k | 989 | 91% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 115 | 18 | $1M | 984 | 88% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 115 | 16 | $1.1M | 984 | 82% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 6 over cap | 24 | $4.9M | $204,671 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Florida 2 over cap | 20 | $4.9M | $243,127 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 2 | 16 | $3.9M | $245,153 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 16 | $3.4M | $214,352 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3 over cap | 21 | $3.4M | $159,879 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 4 over cap | 22 | $3M | $138,590 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 1 | 17 | $2.7M | $161,713 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 20 | $2.7M | $136,254 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 4 over cap | 22 | $2.7M | $121,945 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma room for 2 | 16 | $2.7M | $167,023 | 990 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 4 over cap | 22 | $2.4M | $108,060 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 18 | $2.2M | $122,029 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 18 | $2.1M | $118,220 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 1 over cap | 19 | $2.1M | $111,704 | 995 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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