Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Women's Volleyball
Edwardsville, IL · the Cougars · Southern Illinois University Edwardsville overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$548k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$34,227
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a women's volleyball team in the Ohio Valley 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 $547,643, well below the median of $1.1M — $34,227 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,568,104 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,801 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#304Team budgetof 344 · Division I#287Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$547,643 for the year
- Operating expenses$113,620 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,227 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,568,104 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,801 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,547 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kendall Paulus head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Comer | 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 →8,975undergraduates · 12,045 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1160
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $547,643 $34,228 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,568,104
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,547
Cost
Full picture →$15,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,025
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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 divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | 16 | $366k | — | 64% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 21 | $1.1M | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 18 | 18 | $341k | — | 57% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | 24 | $441k | — | 12% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 6 | $71k | — | 44% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 25 | $162k | — | 58% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 27 | 22 | $602k | — | 66% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 21 | $374k | — | 94% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | 23 | $113k | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 11 | $124k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 66 | 23 | $187k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 68 | 17 | $341k | — | 84% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University room for 2 | 16 | $745k | $46,548 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 1 | 17 | $659k | $38,778 | 975 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 17 | $653k | $38,395 | 984 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 4 over cap | 22 | $602k | $27,349 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 18 | $585k | $32,523 | 982 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University 3 over cap | 21 | $582k | $27,715 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 2 | 16 | $548k | $34,227 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University at cap | 18 | $546k | $30,347 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 1 | 17 | $471k | $27,716 | — | vs |
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