The University of Southern Mississippi Women's Beach Volleyball
The University of Southern Mississippi fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $409,065, about the median of $414k — $27,271 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,377,988 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,889 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$409,065 for the year
- Operating expenses$125,369 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,271 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,377,988 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,889 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$229,922 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Taylor head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kassandra Fairly | 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 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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $409,065 $27,271 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,377,988
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $229,922
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,618 in-state · $11,618 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The University of Southern Mississippi
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Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill College Division II · Independent | 83 | 30 | $115k | — | 59% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 88 | 21 | $364k | — | 94% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 100 | 14 | $190k | 994 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · Conference USA | 107 | 18 | $964k | 994 | 15% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 126 | 19 | $1.4M | 1000 | 74% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 137 | 18 | $99k | — | 96% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State University room for 3 | 16 | $667k | $41,715 | 995 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University at cap | 19 | $489k | $25,743 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 4 | 15 | $409k | $27,271 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mercer University at cap | 19 | $323k | $16,986 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 4 | 15 | $305k | $20,338 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington room for 5 | 14 | $217k | $15,506 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) 2 over cap | 21 | $214k | $10,206 | 1000 | vs |
Every Sun Belt Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked