The Ohio State University Women's Volleyball
The Ohio State University fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,161,017, well above the median of $1.1M — $158,050 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 990, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,816,950 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,397 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
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,161,017 for the year
- Operating expenses$743,544 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$158,050 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,816,950 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,397 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,244,066 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jen Flynn Oldenburg head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michelle Bartsch-Hackley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Skylar Lopas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caitlin Knoll | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Emily Londot | Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Eric Johnson | Assistant Coach | 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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,161,017 $158,051 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,816,950
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,244,066
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,859 in-state · $38,365 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The Ohio 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 4 | 19 | $293k | — | 85% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 5 | 15 | $117k | — | 73% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 9 | 26 | $126k | — | 83% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 19 | $193k | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 16 | $230k | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | 16 | $111k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 43 | 20 | $205k | — | 91% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 17 | $520k | — | 63% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | 23 | $396k | — | 46% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 24 | $145k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 58 | 15 | $701k | 1000 | 95% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 65 | 23 | $1.9M | 995 | 62% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked