Texas Christian University Women's Beach Volleyball
Texas Christian University fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, above the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,915,293, well above the median of $414k — $73,665 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (24 of 68 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,661,381 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $41,005 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 68 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 19)
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,915,293 for the year
- Operating expenses$423,576 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$73,665 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$10,661,381 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$41,005 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$718,402 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Hector Gutierrez head coach | Head 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 beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,259 68 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 9 11% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's beach 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
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,915,293 $73,665 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $10,661,381
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $718,402
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $57,220
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Texas Christian 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 Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 60 | 11 | $283k | — | 94% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 114 | 19 | $119k | — | 95% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 117 | — | — | — | 68% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University 7 over cap | 26 | $1.9M | $73,665 | 982 | vs | |
| Florida State University 3 over cap | 22 | $1.1M | $50,887 | 995 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 1 over cap | 20 | $1.1M | $55,286 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 21 | $1.1M | $52,292 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arizona room for 1 | 18 | $960k | $53,305 | 994 | vs |
Every Big 12 Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked