Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
South Carolina State University Women's Volleyball
Orangeburg, SC · the Bulldogs · South Carolina State University overview
14
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 18
$307k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$21,957
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
906
APR
93% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
South Carolina State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $307,399, well below the median of $1.1M — $21,957 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 906, about the median of 990, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $909,161 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,079 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#339Team budgetof 344 · Division I#332Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#322Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#326APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$307,399 for the year
- Operating expenses$83,523 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,957 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate906 multi-year; 826 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible88% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$909,161 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,079 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,791 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Paige head coach | Head 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 →2,762undergraduates · 3,041 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 9,830 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1814
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate906
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $307,399 $21,957 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $909,161
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,791
Cost
Full picture →$17,928net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,060 in-state · $21,750 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in family & consumer sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research South Carolina 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 program14 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$17,928 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsFamily & consumer sciences · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,762Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 0 | 13 | $133k | — | 73% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 36 | 20 | $2.7M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 22 | $120k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 15 | $217k | — | 67% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 16 | $452k | — | 80% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 20 | $548k | 984 | 76% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 16 | $459k | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 21 | $349k | — | 75% | |
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 71 | 17 | $804k | 994 | 98% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 72 | 19 | $1.1M | 984 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 19 | $289k | — | 97% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 84 | 18 | $275k | — | 82% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University at cap | 18 | $1M | $57,485 | 968 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 1 over cap | 19 | $763k | $40,166 | 974 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 7 over cap | 25 | $693k | $27,709 | 933 | vs | |
| Norfolk State University 4 over cap | 22 | $539k | $24,518 | 994 | vs | |
| Coppin State University 1 over cap | 19 | $531k | $27,921 | 950 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 1 over cap | 19 | $517k | $27,225 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore 2 over cap | 20 | $346k | $17,292 | 983 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University room for 4 | 14 | $307k | $21,957 | 906 | vs |
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