Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Methodist University Women's Volleyball
Dallas, TX · the Mustangs · Southern Methodist University overview
14
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 18
$3.6M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$256,119
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
98% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Southern Methodist University fields a women's volleyball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,585,674, well above the median of $1.1M — $256,119 per roster spot, top 10% 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 983, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,058,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $61,840 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#11Team budgetof 344 · Division I#3Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#322Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#247APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,585,674 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,214,989 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$256,119 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,058,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$61,840 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$665,811 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Erger | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trent Sorensen | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christa Branson | Director of Player Personnel / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Diego Aguilar | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Clayton Bristow | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Carissa Barnes | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's volleyball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,115undergraduates · 11,842 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 15,092 applicants
SAT middle 50%1320 – 1480
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1814
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,585,674 $256,120 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,058,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $665,811
Cost
Full picture →$45,792net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,460
Campus safety
Full picture →0.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Methodist 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 divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$45,792 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,115Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.69 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 Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 17 | $134k | — | 54% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 10 | 17 | $260k | — | 65% | |
| Dallas Baptist University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 13 | 15 | $713k | — | 91% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 21 | 18 | $1.1M | 970 | 81% | |
| University of North Texas Division I · American Conference | 33 | 23 | $1.2M | 980 | 72% | |
| Texas Woman's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 33 | 25 | $504k | — | 95% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 35 | 20 | $3.7M | 1000 | 43% | |
| Austin College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 57 | 18 | $155k | — | 47% | |
| East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 18 | $810k | — | 93% | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 84 | 16 | $336k | — | 80% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 92 | 22 | $3.1M | 1000 | 51% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 94 | 19 | $1.1M | — | 94% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 3 | 15 | $3.7M | $247,102 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 22 | $3.7M | $167,785 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 4 | 14 | $3.6M | $256,119 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh room for 2 | 16 | $3.4M | $210,206 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 1 | 17 | $3.1M | $179,947 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University 4 over cap | 22 | $3M | $135,466 | 995 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley at cap | 18 | $2.9M | $159,643 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 17 | $2.7M | $160,080 | 995 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 20 | $2.6M | $128,671 | 989 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 3 over cap | 21 | $2.5M | $117,250 | 995 | vs | |
| Duke University 1 over cap | 19 | $2.4M | $124,341 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 1 over cap | 19 | $2.3M | $121,548 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College 4 over cap | 22 | $2.3M | $102,724 | 995 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 1 over cap | 19 | $2M | $103,635 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.8M | $93,034 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 18 | $1.8M | $97,954 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 19 | $1.7M | $89,591 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 2 | 16 | $1.5M | $96,674 | 995 | vs |
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