Purdue University Women's Volleyball
Purdue University fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,237,136, well above the median of $1.1M — $134,880 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,937,179 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,262 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
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,237,136 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,072,567 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$134,880 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,937,179 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,262 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$593,331 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Shondell head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kathy Jewell | Women's Volleyball Associate Head Coach - Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| John Klanac | Volleyball Assistant Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emily Hill | Volleyball Assistant Coach | 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
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,237,136 $134,881 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,937,179
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $593,331
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $28,794 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 68 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Purdue 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 54 | 18 | $245k | — | 54% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 57 | 22 | $1.2M | 983 | 86% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 60 | 16 | $646k | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 65 | 20 | $479k | — | 73% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 15 | $204k | — | 73% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 18 | $112k | — | 53% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 71 | 19 | $583k | 995 | 92% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 72 | 18 | $901k | 995 | 92% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 25 | $141k | — | 91% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 19 | $2.8M | 994 | 44% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 25 | $86k | — | 71% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 81 | 18 | $986k | 970 | 72% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked