Northern Arizona University Women's Volleyball
Northern Arizona University fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $851,613, below the median of $1.1M — $53,225 per roster spot, lower half 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 967, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,843,828 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,351 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$851,613 for the year
- Operating expenses$193,059 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,225 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,843,828 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,351 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$135,105 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Murphy head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rachel Dunlap | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reagan Leonard | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $851,613 $53,226 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,843,828
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $135,105
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,238 in-state · $19,015 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 69 burglaries · 95 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 13 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Northern Arizona 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 119 | 17 | $1.2M | 1000 | 60% | |
| Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 123 | 24 | $3M | 994 | 90% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Northern Colorado 1 over cap | 19 | $1.2M | $62,350 | 995 | vs | |
| Montana State University-Bozeman 1 over cap | 19 | $1.2M | $60,950 | 983 | vs | |
| Idaho State University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.1M | $57,169 | 989 | vs | |
| Eastern Washington University room for 1 | 17 | $1M | $60,473 | 986 | vs | |
| Weber State University room for 2 | 16 | $955k | $59,718 | 995 | vs | |
| Portland State University room for 4 | 14 | $931k | $66,530 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Montana 1 over cap | 19 | $885k | $46,583 | 970 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 2 | 16 | $852k | $53,225 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Idaho room for 5 | 13 | $801k | $61,620 | 980 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 2 | 16 | $757k | $47,302 | — | vs | |
| Southern Utah University room for 2 | 16 | $711k | $44,446 | 940 | vs |
Every Big Sky Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked