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Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.

Southern University, Baton Rouge Women's Volleyball

Baton Rouge, LA · the Jaguars · Southern University, Baton Rouge overview
21
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 18
$418k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$19,909
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
989
APR
97% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

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 budget$418k
Spend per player$19,909
Roster size21
Coaching staff2
APR989

Team budgets across the division

$189k$6.8M
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program

Roster sizes (cap 18)

1055
this programevery Division I roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Dawn Barnes head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Keith JenkinsAssistant Coachnot on file
Nate BlandVolunteer Assistant Coachnot 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.
5,848undergraduates · 7,341 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
50%admitted · of 12,221 applicants
SAT middle 50%798 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
28%

Women's Volleyball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1821
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
97% of players kept year to year
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
$18,937net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,984
Sticker, out-of-state$33,334
Average net price$18,937
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,473
$30–48k$19,314
$48–75k$21,614
$75–110k$23,583
$110k and up$23,940
Tuition & fees
$9,842 in-state · $17,192 out

Campus safety

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0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.89
Property1.21
In residence halls
22 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing176 · 23%
Business108 · 14%
Criminal justice & protective services82 · 11%
Engineering56 · 7%
Psychology42 · 6%

Research Southern University, Baton Rouge

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Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles

Southern University, Baton RougeLouisiana State University · 8 miSoutheastern Louisiana University · 43 miUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette · 54 miNicholls State University · 56 miLSU New Orleans · 75 miTulane University · 75 miAlcorn State University · 94 miMcNeese State University · 123 miThe University of Southern Mississippi · 123 miMississippi Christian University · 135 miJackson State University · 135 miMillsaps College · 138 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference822$2.4M99574%
Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference4321$723k98994%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference5418$1.2M100089%
Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference5621$339k97696%
LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference7517$680k97167%
Tulane University Division I · American Conference7520$1.9M99015%
Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.9413$320k98925%
McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference12321$509k96968%
The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference12318$830k97999%
Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference13521$419k—49%
Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.13517$485k98991%
Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association13819$149k—49%

Other women's volleyball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Alabama A&M University 7 over cap25$754k$30,157960vs
Bethune-Cookman University room for 117$650k$38,242963vs
Alabama State University 2 over cap20$623k$31,154960vs
Grambling State University 1 over cap19$591k$31,101944vs
Texas Southern University room for 117$512k$30,096947vs
Jackson State University room for 117$485k$28,535989vs
Prairie View A&M University room for 315$460k$30,676971vs
Florida A&M University at cap18$426k$23,650977vs
Southern University, Baton Rouge 3 over cap21$418k$19,909989vs
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 117$371k$21,806962vs
Alcorn State University room for 513$320k$24,635989vs
Mississippi Valley State University 1 over cap19$238k$12,527970vs

Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked