Pennsylvania State University Men's Volleyball
Pennsylvania State University fields a men's volleyball team in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,228,606, well above the median of $783k — $61,430 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (20 of 27 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,065,058 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,310 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 27 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,228,606 for the year
- Operating expenses$348,260 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$61,430 division median $35,433
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,065,058 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,310 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,707,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Colin McMillan head coach | Head 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 players95,972 2024-25
- Division I roster spots554 27 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.58% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,228,606 $61,430 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,065,058
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,707,691
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 27 | $251k | — | 72% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 34 | 19 | $69k | — | 97% | |
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 45 | 11 | $49k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 45 | 21 | $500k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | — | — | — | 68% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 60 | 9 | $103k | — | 90% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 64 | 17 | $48k | — | 78% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 80 | 17 | $47k | — | 77% | |
| Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 88 | 14 | $65k | — | 59% | |
| Lancaster Bible College Division III · United East Conference | 97 | 26 | $124k | — | 95% | |
| Hood College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 98 | 10 | $113k | — | 78% | |
| Elmira College Division III · Empire 8 | 105 | 16 | $84k | — | 91% |
Other men's volleyball programs in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $61,430 | 984 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology room for 1 | 17 | $710k | $41,784 | 992 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 2 | 16 | $552k | $34,509 | 974 | vs | |
| George Mason University 5 over cap | 23 | $517k | $22,482 | 989 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 5 over cap | 23 | $487k | $21,178 | 985 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 3 | 15 | $434k | $28,910 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) 3 over cap | 21 | $312k | $14,844 | — | vs |
Every Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association men's volleyball program · Men's Volleyball budgets ranked