Division I · Metro Conference
Niagara University Women's Volleyball
Niagara University, NY · the Purple Eagles · Niagara University overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$473k
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$29,531
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Niagara University fields a women's volleyball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $472,502, well below the median of $1.1M — $29,531 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,414,951 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,247 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#322Team budgetof 344 · Division I#305Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#215APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$472,502 for the year
- Operating expenses$111,226 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,531 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,414,951 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,247 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$86,526 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ren Cefra head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Stacia Gollogly | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →2,747undergraduates · 4,221 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 4,148 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1240
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $472,502 $29,531 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,414,951
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $86,526
Cost
Full picture →$17,495net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,135
Campus safety
Full picture →1.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in education · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Niagara 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,495 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,747Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.65 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 at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 16 | 16 | $1.2M | 984 | 69% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 16 | 17 | $236k | — | 76% | |
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 16 | $409k | — | 76% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 16 | $552k | 995 | 82% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 18 | 18 | $366k | — | 82% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 29 | 20 | $78k | — | 98% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 50 | 16 | $76k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 55 | 15 | $165k | — | 71% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 62 | 12 | $206k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 17 | $150k | — | 64% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 16 | $84k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 16 | $341k | — | 71% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University room for 4 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,889 | 1000 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.2M | $56,409 | 989 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $60,895 | 974 | vs | |
| Siena University at cap | 18 | $859k | $47,695 | 989 | vs | |
| Marist University 1 over cap | 19 | $731k | $38,464 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University 1 over cap | 19 | $691k | $36,386 | 989 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 2 | 16 | $552k | $34,478 | 995 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 1 | 17 | $487k | $28,649 | 989 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 16 | $473k | $29,531 | 988 | vs | |
| Rider University at cap | 18 | $430k | $23,865 | 962 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 3 | 15 | $413k | $27,521 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 2 over cap | 20 | $189k | $9,464 | 967 | vs |
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