Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University Women's Volleyball
DeKalb, IL · the Huskies · Northern Illinois University overview
18
Roster
at the D-I cap of 18
$1.2M
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$68,973
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Northern Illinois University fields a women's volleyball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,241,515, above the median of $1.1M — $68,973 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,181,597 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,826 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#137Team budgetof 344 · Division I#142Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#158Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,241,515 for the year
- Operating expenses$180,095 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$68,973 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,181,597 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,826 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,849 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sondra D'Amore head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ross Kessler | Assistant Coach / General Manager | On file · sign in |
| Morgan Sherwin | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Lucas Yanez | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 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 →11,358undergraduates · 15,504 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 24,177 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1818
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,241,515 $68,973 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,181,597
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,849
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,506
Campus safety
Full picture →2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Illinois 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,358Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 26 | $201k | — | 85% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | 20 | $85k | — | 57% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 34 | 19 | $116k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 18 | $203k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 36 | 42 | $380k | — | 77% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 42 | 17 | $89k | — | 57% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 42 | 20 | $632k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 42 | 21 | $164k | — | 76% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 15 | $97k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 19 | $159k | — | 93% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 53 | 15 | $83k | — | 59% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 54 | 36 | $272k | — | 73% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 18 | $1.2M | $68,973 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 1 | 17 | $795k | $46,754 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee room for 1 | 17 | $747k | $43,964 | 990 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 2 | 16 | $727k | $45,438 | 989 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University room for 1 | 17 | $705k | $41,494 | 970 | vs | |
| Wright State University room for 3 | 15 | $701k | $46,738 | 1000 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 1 | 17 | $698k | $41,055 | 985 | vs | |
| Oakland University 1 over cap | 19 | $685k | $36,072 | 1000 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 2 | 16 | $646k | $40,376 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 17 | $633k | $37,210 | 979 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 3 | 15 | $504k | $33,630 | 1000 | vs |
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