Division I · Horizon League
Northern Kentucky University Women's Volleyball
Highland Heights, KY · the Norse · Northern Kentucky University overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$727k
Team budget
25th percentile in Division I
$45,438
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northern Kentucky University fields a women's volleyball team in the Horizon League (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 $727,012, below the median of $1.1M — $45,438 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 989, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,077,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,388 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#259Team budgetof 344 · Division I#243Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$727,012 for the year
- Operating expenses$142,564 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,438 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,077,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,388 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,921 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Liz Hart | Women's Volleyball Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Neiheisel | Assistant Women's Volleyball 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 →9,927undergraduates · 14,961 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 6,417 applicants
SAT middle 50%916 – 1133
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $727,012 $45,438 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,077,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,921
Cost
Full picture →$8,151net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,896 in-state · $21,480 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Kentucky 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 divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,151 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,927Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 6 | 25 | $192k | — | 97% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 8 | 20 | $1.9M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 8 | 17 | $1.3M | 995 | 88% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 22 | $189k | — | 57% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 45 | 24 | $145k | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 23 | $1.9M | 995 | 62% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 56 | 15 | $701k | 1000 | 95% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 57 | 23 | $396k | — | 46% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 14 | $161k | — | 84% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 19 | $286k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 61 | 17 | $520k | — | 63% |
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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