Division I · Southland Conference
Northwestern State University Women's Volleyball
Natchitoches, LA · the Demons · Northwestern State University overview
15
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 18
$606k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$40,406
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northwestern State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $606,097, well below the median of $1.1M — $40,406 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 3 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 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,433,452 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,484 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#286Team budgetof 344 · Division I#261Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#297Roster 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$606,097 for the year
- Operating expenses$91,644 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$40,406 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,433,452 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,484 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$52,087 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Kaszeta head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyra Hunter | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Aric Anderson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Champaigne Kaszeta | Digs 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,898undergraduates · 8,847 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 3,194 applicants
SAT middle 50%925 – 1243
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1815
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $606,097 $40,406 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,433,452
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $52,087
Cost
Full picture →$13,156net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,864 in-state · $19,652 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northwestern State 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,156 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,898Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 58 | 19 | $591k | 944 | 24% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 60 | 20 | $834k | 971 | 73% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 11 | $156k | — | 54% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 80 | 17 | $470k | 1000 | 75% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 92 | 19 | $721k | 984 | 88% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 93 | 23 | $259k | — | 60% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 107 | 20 | $300k | — | 67% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 107 | 22 | $170k | — | 41% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 109 | 21 | $509k | 969 | 68% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 13 | $320k | 989 | 25% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 124 | 18 | $1.2M | 1000 | 89% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 16 | $757k | 984 | 86% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 3 over cap | 21 | $1M | $49,102 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 2 | 16 | $1M | $63,953 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 2 over cap | 20 | $917k | $45,861 | 995 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University at cap | 18 | $810k | $45,016 | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 18 | $784k | $43,579 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 2 | 16 | $757k | $47,324 | 984 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 3 over cap | 21 | $723k | $34,426 | 989 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 1 over cap | 19 | $721k | $37,936 | 984 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 17 | $680k | $39,993 | 971 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 3 | 15 | $606k | $40,406 | 989 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 3 over cap | 21 | $509k | $24,246 | 969 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 3 over cap | 21 | $339k | $16,133 | 976 | vs |
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