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Division I · The Summit League

North Dakota State University Women's Volleyball

Fargo, ND · the Bison · North Dakota State University overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$1M
Team budget
45th percentile in Division I
$60,381
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

North Dakota State University fields a women's volleyball team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,026,482, about the median of $1.1M — $60,381 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,002,714 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,108 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's volleyball programs

Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1M
Spend per player$60,381
Roster size17
Coaching staff4
APR990

Team budgets across the division

$189k$6.8M
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program

Roster sizes (cap 18)

1055
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster17 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap18 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,026,482 for the year
  • Operating expenses$215,661 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$60,381 division median $60,381
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,002,714 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,108 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$219,538 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jennifer Lopez head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kelly LopezAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Kris GrunwaldAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Mason MortimerAssistant CoachOn 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.
9,791undergraduates · 11,952 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
96%admitted · of 7,331 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Women's Volleyball

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17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,026,482 $60,381 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,002,714
Recruiting spend, women's
$219,538
$16,461net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,698
Sticker, out-of-state$29,352
Average net price$16,461
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,647
$30–48k$12,429
$48–75k$14,166
$75–110k$17,427
$110k and up$19,218
Tuition & fees
$10,857 in-state · $15,511 out

Campus safety

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0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property0.67
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business350 · 17%
Health professions & nursing290 · 14%
Engineering280 · 14%
Agriculture148 · 7%
Family & consumer sciences116 · 6%

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Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles

North Dakota State UniversityConcordia College, Moorhead · 3 miMinnesota State University Moorhead · 3 miUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston · 63 miUniversity of North Dakota · 72 miUniversity of Jamestown · 90 miBemidji State University · 99 miUniversity of Minnesota, Morris · 100 miNorthern State University · 128 miCollege of Saint Benedict · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference329$205k—63%
Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference322$485k—53%
University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference6314$451k—58%
University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League7221$1.8M98477%
University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9027$530k—94%
Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9918$437k—71%
University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference10018$111k—70%
Northern State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference12819$502k—93%
College of Saint Benedict Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference150———91%

Other women's volleyball programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of North Dakota 3 over cap21$1.8M$84,938984vs
University of South Dakota at cap18$1.4M$80,0651000vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha 2 over cap20$1.3M$64,228980vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 1 over cap19$1.2M$64,500—vs
Oral Roberts University at cap18$1M$57,9381000vs
North Dakota State University room for 117$1M$60,381990vs
University of Missouri-Kansas City room for 216$929k$58,053995vs
South Dakota State University room for 315$742k$49,445988vs

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