Division I · Metro Conference
Rider University Women's Volleyball
Lawrenceville, NJ · the Broncs · Rider University overview
18
Roster
at the D-I cap of 18
$430k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$23,865
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
962
APR
94% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Rider University fields a women's volleyball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $429,577, well below the median of $1.1M — $23,865 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 962, about the median of 990, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,115,289 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,114 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#329Team budgetof 344 · Division I#328Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#158Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#309APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$429,577 for the year
- Operating expenses$67,385 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,865 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,115,289 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,114 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$74,412 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Rotondo | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Richard Path | Assistant Coach | On 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,244undergraduates · 4,083 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 9,069 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1310
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1818
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate962
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $429,577 $23,865 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,115,289
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $74,412
Cost
Full picture →$26,618net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,900
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rider 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,618 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,244Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 16 | $715k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Cairn University Division III · United East Conference | 12 | 17 | $54k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 20 | 15 | $211k | — | 74% | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 22 | 17 | $3.2M | 1000 | 65% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 22 | 12 | $87k | — | 92% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 23 | 17 | $55k | — | 92% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 26 | 15 | $149k | — | 79% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 27 | 11 | $33k | — | 94% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 12 | $155k | — | 79% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 30 | 21 | $445k | — | 71% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 30 | 19 | $1.5M | 1000 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 31 | 13 | $77k | — | 78% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University room for 4 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,889 | 1000 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.2M | $56,409 | 989 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $60,895 | 974 | vs | |
| Siena University at cap | 18 | $859k | $47,695 | 989 | vs | |
| Marist University 1 over cap | 19 | $731k | $38,464 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University 1 over cap | 19 | $691k | $36,386 | 989 | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 2 | 16 | $552k | $34,478 | 995 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 1 | 17 | $487k | $28,649 | 989 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 16 | $473k | $29,531 | 988 | vs | |
| Rider University at cap | 18 | $430k | $23,865 | 962 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 3 | 15 | $413k | $27,521 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 2 over cap | 20 | $189k | $9,464 | 967 | vs |
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