Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Mississippi Valley State University Women's Volleyball
Itta Bena, MS · the Delta Devils · Mississippi Valley State University overview
19
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 18
$238k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division I
$12,527
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
970
APR
96% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Mississippi Valley State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $238,023, well below the median of $1.1M — $12,527 per roster spot, bottom 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 970, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $622,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,103 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$238,023 for the year
- Operating expenses$43,327 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,527 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$622,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,103 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$706 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shay Ashford head coach | Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,005undergraduates · 2,196 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 3,411 applicants
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 22%
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 Rate970
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $238,023 $12,528 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $622,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $706
Cost
Full picture →$12,304net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,912
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Mississippi Valley 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 divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,304 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,005Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 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 Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 75 | 17 | $2.7M | 995 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 21 | $419k | — | 49% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 83 | 19 | $149k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 83 | 17 | $132k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 17 | $485k | 989 | 91% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 85 | 16 | $283k | — | — | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 19 | $2.1M | 995 | 76% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 17 | $371k | 962 | 58% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 112 | 14 | $75k | — | 97% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 113 | 21 | $1.3M | 984 | 93% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 113 | 18 | $393k | — | 88% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 115 | 16 | $185k | — | 50% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M University 7 over cap | 25 | $754k | $30,157 | 960 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 1 | 17 | $650k | $38,242 | 963 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 20 | $623k | $31,154 | 960 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 1 over cap | 19 | $591k | $31,101 | 944 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 17 | $512k | $30,096 | 947 | vs | |
| Jackson State University room for 1 | 17 | $485k | $28,535 | 989 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 3 | 15 | $460k | $30,676 | 971 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University at cap | 18 | $426k | $23,650 | 977 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 3 over cap | 21 | $418k | $19,909 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 17 | $371k | $21,806 | 962 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 5 | 13 | $320k | $24,635 | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 1 over cap | 19 | $238k | $12,527 | 970 | vs |
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