Division I · Metro Conference
Sacred Heart University Women's Volleyball
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
22
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 18
$1.2M
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$56,409
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a women's volleyball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,241,010, above the median of $1.1M — $56,409 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 989, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,887,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,994 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#138Team budgetof 344 · Division I#194Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#24Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#184APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,241,010 for the year
- Operating expenses$159,601 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$56,409 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,887,879 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,994 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$141,572 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Machan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kim Roleder | Associate Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1822
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,241,010 $56,410 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,887,879
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $141,572
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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.
Women's Volleyball program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 20 | $1.2M | 974 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | 20 | $297k | — | 64% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 15 | 16 | $557k | — | 81% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | 17 | $213k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | 18 | $366k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 19 | $823k | 992 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | 16 | $73k | — | 64% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | 15 | $1.2M | 1000 | 49% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 23 | 14 | $1.3M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 23 | 13 | $410k | — | — | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 14 | $50k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 16 | $93k | — | 85% |
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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