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Northwestern University Women's Volleyball

Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
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17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$3.5M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$208,101
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Northwestern University fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Ten Conference (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 $3,537,732, well above the median of $1.1M — $208,101 per roster spot, top 10% 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,049,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $57,997 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's volleyball programs

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

#12Team budgetof 344 · Division I#9Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budget$3.5M
Spend per player$208,101
Roster size17
Coaching staff4
APR1000

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$3,537,732 for the year
  • Operating expenses$500,105 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$208,101 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$13,049,548 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$57,997 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$611,188 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Tim Nollan head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Jeff LiuAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Jackie ScottAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Ryanne KlabundeDirector of Volleyball OperationsOn file · sign in
Miranda WuchererAssistant 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

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

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Campus

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9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
96%

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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,537,732 $208,102 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$13,049,548
Recruiting spend, women's
$611,188

Cost

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$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$91,290
Average net price$23,341
Net price by family income
$0–30k$1,243
$30–48k$3,373
$48–75k$6,485
$75–110k$14,059
$110k and up$48,837
Tuition & fees
$65,997

Campus safety

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0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.52
Property3.72
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering347 · 16%
Social sciences340 · 16%
Communication & journalism310 · 14%
Biological sciences247 · 11%
Computer & information sciences231 · 11%

Research Northwestern 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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

Northwestern UniversityLoyola University Chicago · 4 miNorth Park University · 5 miDePaul University · 12 miRoosevelt University · 12 miConcordia University Chicago · 12 miUniversity of Illinois Chicago · 12 miDominican University (Illinois) · 13 miIllinois Institute of Technology · 15 miLake Forest College · 16 miElmhurst University · 17 miUniversity of Chicago · 19 miChicago State University · 23 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference416$1.3M99581%
North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin536$272k—73%
DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference1215$1.3M99774%
Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1216$365k—94%
Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1219$159k—93%
University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference1222$1.3M98079%
Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1315$97k—80%
Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1514$164k—55%
Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference1615$83k—59%
Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin1721$164k—76%
University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association1920$300k—5%
Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference2310$502k94041%

Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln room for 117$6.8M$400,828989vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 over cap19$5.2M$273,137995vs
Michigan State University 3 over cap21$4.2M$197,734990vs
University of Southern California 5 over cap23$3.7M$162,638965vs
Northwestern University room for 117$3.5M$208,1011000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 117$3.5M$207,738995vs
University of Washington 1 over cap19$3.4M$181,108990vs
Purdue University 6 over cap24$3.2M$134,8801000vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 117$3.2M$188,7361000vs
Pennsylvania State University 1 over cap19$3.2M$166,752984vs
The Ohio State University 2 over cap20$3.2M$158,050990vs
University of Michigan 5 over cap23$2.9M$128,259995vs
University of Iowa 8 over cap26$2.9M$111,653952vs
University of California, Los Angeles 2 over cap20$2.8M$138,512987vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1 over cap19$2.8M$145,720994vs
University of Oregon room for 216$2.6M$161,432976vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 8 over cap26$2.6M$98,733989vs
University of Maryland, College Park at cap18$2.4M$134,267989vs

Every Big Ten Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked