Division I · Mountain West Conference
San Jose State University Women's Volleyball
San Jose, CA · the Spartans · San Jose State University overview
19
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 18
$1.4M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$74,819
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
San Jose State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,421,571, above the median of $1.1M — $74,819 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 984, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,014,662 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,560 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#109Team budgetof 344 · Division I#128Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#101Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#226APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,421,571 for the year
- Operating expenses$301,269 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$74,819 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,014,662 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,560 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$150,068 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Kress head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gary Hodge | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gwen Newcomer | Student Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jaena Bell | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jada Hall | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mayda Garcia | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Haylee Nelson | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Paige Simoneau | Director of Operations | 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 →27,111undergraduates · 36,062 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 35,780 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1819
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,421,571 $74,820 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,014,662
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $150,068
Cost
Full picture →$13,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,992 in-state · $19,872 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Women's Volleyball program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,833 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 3 | 22 | $1.8M | 1000 | 44% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | 15 | $3.7M | 995 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 19 | 18 | $444k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 17 | $597k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 21 | $350k | — | 63% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 37 | 16 | $1.5M | 973 | 89% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 42 | 20 | $538k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 42 | 18 | $2.9M | 1000 | 12% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 44 | 17 | $1.4M | 994 | 51% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 48 | 18 | $453k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 54 | 17 | $1.6M | 1000 | 95% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming room for 2 | 16 | $2.3M | $145,798 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 4 | 14 | $1.6M | $112,951 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2 over cap | 20 | $1.5M | $77,104 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso 1 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $75,109 | 989 | vs | |
| San Jose State University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $74,819 | 984 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 2 over cap | 20 | $1.4M | $70,905 | 992 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico room for 1 | 17 | $1.2M | $73,173 | 995 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University room for 1 | 17 | $1.2M | $71,403 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $55,657 | 975 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 981 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked