Division I · Conference USA
Missouri State University Women's Volleyball
Springfield, MO · the Bears · Missouri State University overview
19
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 18
$1.1M
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$56,073
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Missouri State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Conference USA (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 $1,065,388, about the median of $1.1M — $56,073 per roster spot, lower half 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 989, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,086,063 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,425 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#177Team budgetof 344 · Division I#196Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#101Roster 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
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,065,388 for the year
- Operating expenses$267,383 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$56,073 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,086,063 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,425 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$248,410 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven McRoberts head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bri Walsh | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lori Endicott-Vandersnick | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zerek Langley | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →19,259undergraduates · 23,418 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,901 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
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 Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,065,388 $56,073 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,086,063
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $248,410
Cost
Full picture →$17,104net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,024 in-state · $17,928 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Missouri 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 divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,104 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 19,259Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | 21 | $431k | — | 59% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 29 | $358k | — | 100% | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 65 | 19 | $389k | — | 97% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 79 | 18 | $495k | — | 88% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 92 | 18 | $2.2M | 1000 | 72% | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 98 | 16 | $391k | — | 73% | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 111 | 21 | $570k | — | 69% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 119 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 129 | — | — | — | 99% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 131 | 22 | $3M | 990 | 77% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 132 | 18 | $360k | — | 96% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 135 | 21 | $164k | — | 66% |
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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