Division I · Southern Conference
The Citadel Women's Volleyball
Charleston, SC · the Bulldogs · The Citadel overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$804k
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$47,281
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The Citadel fields a women's volleyball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $803,791, below the median of $1.1M — $47,281 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,453,381 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,638 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#240Team budgetof 344 · Division I#230Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#141APRof 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$803,791 for the year
- Operating expenses$128,639 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,281 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,453,381 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,638 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,817 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Zelenock head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Dave Zelenock | Head Coach | not on file |
| Erin Kretzschmar | Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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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
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 →2,661undergraduates · 3,727 students in all
Women 24% Men 76%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →98%admitted · of 2,883 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $803,791 $47,282 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,453,381
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,817
Cost
Full picture →$21,041net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research The Citadel
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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions98% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,041 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,661Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 19 | $1.1M | 984 | 72% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 14 | 20 | $548k | 984 | 76% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 71 | 14 | $307k | 906 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 13 | $133k | — | 73% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 84 | 13 | $1.2M | — | — | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 15 | $1.1M | 990 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 98 | 18 | $275k | — | 82% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 103 | 20 | $2.7M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 22 | $120k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 104 | 15 | $217k | — | 67% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 109 | 20 | $1M | 985 | 90% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 109 | 19 | $289k | — | 97% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $70,555 | 989 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $66,422 | 984 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 6 | 12 | $1M | $86,991 | 995 | vs | |
| Furman University 1 over cap | 19 | $1M | $54,299 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 37 over cap | 55 | $933k | $16,958 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Citadel room for 1 | 17 | $804k | $47,281 | 994 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 2 | 16 | $783k | $48,947 | 980 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 1 | 17 | $651k | $38,299 | 995 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 3 | 15 | $612k | $40,797 | 994 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 15 | $502k | $33,440 | 975 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked