Division I · Conference USA
Sam Houston State University Women's Volleyball
Huntsville, TX · the Bearkats · Sam Houston State University overview
21
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 18
$801k
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$38,128
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Sam Houston State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $800,706, below the median of $1.1M — $38,128 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. 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 volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#242Team budgetof 344 · Division I#273Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#46Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$800,706 for the year
- Operating expenses$190,520 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,128 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Gray head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Cash | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,179undergraduates · 21,403 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 17,582 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1140
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1821
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $800,706 $38,129 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,217,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $105,350
Cost
Full picture →$14,556net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,228 in-state · $19,020 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sam Houston State 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,556 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,179Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 16 | $3.9M | 990 | 63% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 15 | $460k | 971 | 75% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 21 | $151k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 69 | 16 | $2.1M | 1000 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 70 | 17 | $512k | 947 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 70 | 19 | $1.8M | 990 | 70% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 71 | 18 | $784k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 82 | 19 | $721k | 984 | 88% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 99 | 16 | $757k | 984 | 86% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 109 | 22 | $3.1M | 1000 | 51% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 112 | 25 | $557k | — | 92% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 116 | 21 | $244k | — | 95% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University room for 1 | 17 | $1.6M | $95,562 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 3 over cap | 21 | $1.4M | $65,747 | 1000 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 18 | $1.4M | $75,863 | 989 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 9 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $45,355 | 985 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 6 | 12 | $1.2M | $100,382 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 6 | 12 | $1.1M | $90,090 | 995 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $56,073 | 989 | vs | |
| Florida International University 4 over cap | 22 | $965k | $43,851 | 989 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 1 over cap | 19 | $857k | $45,113 | 978 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 3 over cap | 21 | $801k | $38,128 | 1000 | vs |
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