Division I · Horizon League
Purdue University Fort Wayne Women's Volleyball
Fort Wayne, IN · the Mastodons · Purdue University Fort Wayne overview
15
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 18
$504k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$33,630
Per roster spot
median $60,381
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Purdue University Fort Wayne fields a women's volleyball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $504,461, well below the median of $1.1M — $33,630 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,559,771 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,062 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#316Team budgetof 344 · Division I#291Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#297Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$504,461 for the year
- Operating expenses$97,132 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,630 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$1,559,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,062 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$75,632 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Florio head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brigitte Slack | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Dan Gebhart | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jacob Carrico | Graduate Assistant 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 →8,110undergraduates · 8,874 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 6,466 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1815
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $504,461 $33,631 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,559,771
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $75,632
Cost
Full picture →$12,619net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,254 in-state · $22,220 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Purdue University Fort Wayne
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 divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,619 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 25 | $141k | — | 91% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 32 | $160k | — | 85% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 62 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 23 | $71k | — | 61% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 65 | 18 | $986k | 970 | 72% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 71 | 24 | $219k | — | 73% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | 22 | $3.7M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 72 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | 18 | $112k | — | 53% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 76 | 37 | $585k | — | 86% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 76 | 25 | $154k | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 78 | 16 | $977k | 1000 | 81% |
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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