Southern University, Baton Rouge Women's Volleyball
Southern University, Baton Rouge fields a women's volleyball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $418,099, well below the median of $1.1M — $19,909 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 989, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,436,660 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,209 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$418,099 for the year
- Operating expenses$71,465 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,909 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,436,660 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,209 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$4,727 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn Barnes head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Keith Jenkins | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Nate Bland | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $418,099 $19,909 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,436,660
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $4,727
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,842 in-state · $17,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Southern University, Baton Rouge
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 8 | 22 | $2.4M | 995 | 74% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 21 | $723k | 989 | 94% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 54 | 18 | $1.2M | 1000 | 89% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 56 | 21 | $339k | 976 | 96% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 75 | 17 | $680k | 971 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 75 | 20 | $1.9M | 990 | 15% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 13 | $320k | 989 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 21 | $509k | 969 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 18 | $830k | 979 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 135 | 21 | $419k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 135 | 17 | $485k | 989 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 138 | 19 | $149k | — | 49% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M University 7 over cap | 25 | $754k | $30,157 | 960 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 1 | 17 | $650k | $38,242 | 963 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 20 | $623k | $31,154 | 960 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 1 over cap | 19 | $591k | $31,101 | 944 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 17 | $512k | $30,096 | 947 | vs | |
| Jackson State University room for 1 | 17 | $485k | $28,535 | 989 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 3 | 15 | $460k | $30,676 | 971 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University at cap | 18 | $426k | $23,650 | 977 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 3 over cap | 21 | $418k | $19,909 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 17 | $371k | $21,806 | 962 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 5 | 13 | $320k | $24,635 | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 1 over cap | 19 | $238k | $12,527 | 970 | vs |
Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked