Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Women's Volleyball
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$1.1M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$66,422
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
99% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,062,763, about the median of $1.1M — $66,422 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 984, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,413,369 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,402 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#178Team budgetof 344 · Division I#147Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#226APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,062,763 for the year
- Operating expenses$93,748 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$66,422 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,413,369 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,402 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$70,630 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Keylor Chan | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Sabin | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sabel Sabin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelsi Quinn | Assistant Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate984
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,062,763 $66,423 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,413,369
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $70,630
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Samford 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 18 | $1M | 984 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 15 | $155k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 19 | $384k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 22 | $2.7M | 1000 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 19 | $857k | 978 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 20 | $623k | 960 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 24 | $211k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 84 | 15 | $459k | — | 93% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 88 | 20 | $477k | — | 74% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 25 | $754k | 960 | 66% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 95 | 22 | $126k | — | 31% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 96 | 18 | $2.6M | 1000 | 50% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $70,555 | 989 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $66,422 | 984 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 6 | 12 | $1M | $86,991 | 995 | vs | |
| Furman University 1 over cap | 19 | $1M | $54,299 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 37 over cap | 55 | $933k | $16,958 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Citadel room for 1 | 17 | $804k | $47,281 | 994 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 2 | 16 | $783k | $48,947 | 980 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 1 | 17 | $651k | $38,299 | 995 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 3 | 15 | $612k | $40,797 | 994 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 15 | $502k | $33,440 | 975 | vs |
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