Sam Houston State University Women's Beach Volleyball
Sam Houston State University fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $86,411, well below the median of $414k — $4,114 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (24 of 68 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The school gave $2,217,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,408 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 68 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 19)
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$86,411 for the year
- Operating expenses$28,982 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,114 division median $25,430
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,217,110 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,408 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$105,350 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Keenan head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,259 68 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 9 11% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's beach 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $86,411 $4,115 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,217,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $105,350
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,228 in-state · $19,020 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 71 | 19 | $539k | 983 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 82 | 23 | $317k | — | 88% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 116 | 19 | $119k | — | 95% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 134 | 16 | $1.8M | — | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · American Southwest Conference | 138 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 144 | 13 | $185k | — | 68% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 145 | 18 | $63k | — | 60% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University room for 1 | 18 | $964k | $53,573 | 994 | vs | |
| University of South Florida room for 7 | 12 | $865k | $72,101 | — | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University at cap | 19 | $642k | $33,764 | 991 | vs | |
| Florida International University 2 over cap | 21 | $575k | $27,365 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 1 over cap | 20 | $543k | $27,137 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso at cap | 19 | $372k | $19,568 | — | vs | |
| Missouri State University 1 over cap | 20 | $345k | $17,247 | 997 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 2 over cap | 21 | $86k | $4,114 | — | vs |
Every Conference USA women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked