Pennsylvania State University Women's Volleyball
Pennsylvania State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,168,305, well above the median of $1.1M — $166,752 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (157 of 344 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,299,943 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,342 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,168,305 for the year
- Operating expenses$638,017 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$166,752 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$10,299,943 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,342 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$857,977 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Schumacher-Cawley head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brian Toron | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Megan Hodge Easy | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Abby Detering | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Tischler | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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
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%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,168,305 $166,753 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $10,299,943
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $857,977
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
Full picture →Research Pennsylvania 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 25 | $358k | — | 72% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 34 | 17 | $84k | — | 97% | |
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 45 | 19 | $65k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 45 | 20 | $752k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 21 | $129k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 14 | $1.4M | 995 | 32% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 53 | 11 | $51k | — | — | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 16 | $85k | — | 43% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 54 | 20 | $437k | — | 86% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 18 | $114k | — | 68% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 60 | 11 | $77k | — | 90% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 63 | 21 | $408k | — | 96% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked