Division I · West Coast Conference
Saint Mary's College of California Women's Volleyball
Moraga, CA · the Gaels · Saint Mary's College of California overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$1.5M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$92,597
Per roster spot
median $60,381
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
973
APR
96% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Saint Mary's College of California fields a women's volleyball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,481,557, above the median of $1.1M — $92,597 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,194,456 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,389 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#102Team budgetof 344 · Division I#90Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#286APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,481,557 for the year
- Operating expenses$188,118 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$92,597 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,194,456 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,389 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$213,186 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Hildebrand head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brian Cook | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paige McLeod | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Elise Agi | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 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
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 →2,044undergraduates · 2,775 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 4,308 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate973
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,481,557 $92,597 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,194,456
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $213,186
Cost
Full picture →$31,615net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,134
Campus safety
Full picture →1.22violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →33%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Saint Mary's College of California
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$31,615 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,044Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.22 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 18 | $2.9M | 1000 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 | 17 | $597k | — | 97% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 19 | 17 | $1.4M | 994 | 51% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 22 | 20 | $538k | — | 96% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 24 | 17 | $361k | — | 96% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 27 | 18 | $444k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 15 | $3.7M | 995 | 4% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 22 | $1.8M | 1000 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 37 | 19 | $1.4M | 984 | 80% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 45 | 17 | $1.6M | 1000 | 95% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 52 | 20 | $1.4M | 992 | 42% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 58 | 21 | $350k | — | 63% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University 4 over cap | 22 | $2.3M | $106,114 | 994 | vs | |
| University of San Diego at cap | 18 | $2.1M | $113,979 | 1000 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 3 over cap | 21 | $1.9M | $89,991 | 1000 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.8M | $83,595 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Denver room for 3 | 15 | $1.6M | $106,137 | 981 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific room for 1 | 17 | $1.6M | $93,246 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California room for 2 | 16 | $1.5M | $92,597 | 973 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco room for 1 | 17 | $1.4M | $82,514 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Portland 1 over cap | 19 | $1.2M | $64,539 | 995 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 3 | 15 | $1.2M | $80,271 | 972 | vs |
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