Sacred Heart University Men's Volleyball
Sacred Heart University fields a men's volleyball team in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $487,097, below the median of $783k — $21,178 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 985, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,791,350 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,577 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
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$487,097 for the year
- Operating expenses$111,562 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,178 division median $35,433
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,791,350 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,577 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Niemczynowicz head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Ward | 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 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $487,097 $21,178 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,791,350
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,226
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Sacred Heart 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.
Men's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 14 | $55k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 15 | $85k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 33 | 19 | $504k | — | 90% | |
| State University of New York at Old Westbury Division III · Skyline Conference | 34 | 15 | $47k | — | 85% | |
| Mercy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 36 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 37 | 12 | $52k | — | 59% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 38 | 19 | $396k | — | 82% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · East Coast Conference | 39 | 24 | $187k | — | 79% | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference | 41 | 13 | $64k | — | 85% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Northeast Conference | 41 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 42 | 16 | $31k | — | 55% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 44 | 15 | $47k | — | 64% |
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