Syracuse University Women's Volleyball
Syracuse University fields a women's volleyball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,969,072, well above the median of $1.1M — $103,635 per roster spot, top 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,189,256 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $32,338 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
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,969,072 for the year
- Operating expenses$274,013 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$103,635 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,189,256 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,338 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$425,953 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakeer Ganesharatnam head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Akiko Hatakeyama | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gabriella Matautia | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sebastian Delangle | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,969,072 $103,635 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,189,256
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $425,953
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,061
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 52 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Syracuse University
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Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 16 | $454k | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 27 | 14 | $122k | — | 91% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 30 | 19 | $193k | — | 51% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 34 | 22 | $1.6M | 1000 | 12% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 35 | 15 | $134k | — | 80% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 37 | 17 | $249k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 44 | 19 | $118k | — | 87% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 44 | 21 | $604k | 1000 | 8% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 45 | 12 | $262k | — | 57% | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 | 46 | 12 | $122k | — | 78% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 18 | $209k | — | 70% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 57 | 14 | $82k | — | 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 |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked