Division I · Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin State University Women's Volleyball
Nacogdoches, TX · the Lumberjacks · Stephen F. Austin State University overview
19
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 18
$721k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$37,936
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Stephen F. Austin State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $720,784, below the median of $1.1M — $37,936 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 1 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 984, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,289,175 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,578 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#261Team budgetof 344 · Division I#275Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#101Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#226APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$720,784 for the year
- Operating expenses$132,838 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,936 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 957 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,289,175 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,578 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$154,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Humphreys | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Madi Hicks | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Holt | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Samarah Hill | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gretchen Hand | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Daniel Suárez | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Carlos Jimenez | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Eric Willis | Assistant 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 →9,575undergraduates · 10,888 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 12,591 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1819
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $720,784 $37,936 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,289,175
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $154,710
Cost
Full picture →$15,498net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,600 in-state · $20,680 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stephen F. Austin 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,498 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 9,575Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 22 | $170k | — | 41% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 60 | 25 | $557k | — | 92% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 23 | $259k | — | 60% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 11 | $156k | — | 54% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 82 | 21 | $801k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 92 | 15 | $606k | 989 | 94% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 16 | $757k | 984 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | 16 | $3.9M | 990 | 63% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 129 | 19 | $591k | 944 | 24% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 21 | $509k | 969 | 68% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 132 | 15 | $460k | 971 | 75% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 133 | 20 | $834k | 971 | 73% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 3 over cap | 21 | $1M | $49,102 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 2 | 16 | $1M | $63,953 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 2 over cap | 20 | $917k | $45,861 | 995 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University at cap | 18 | $810k | $45,016 | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 18 | $784k | $43,579 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 2 | 16 | $757k | $47,324 | 984 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 3 over cap | 21 | $723k | $34,426 | 989 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 1 over cap | 19 | $721k | $37,936 | 984 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 17 | $680k | $39,993 | 971 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 3 | 15 | $606k | $40,406 | 989 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 3 over cap | 21 | $509k | $24,246 | 969 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 3 over cap | 21 | $339k | $16,133 | 976 | vs |
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