Division I · Sun Belt Conference
The University of Southern Mississippi Women's Volleyball
Hattiesburg, MS · the Golden Eagles · The University of Southern Mississippi overview
18
Roster
at the D-I cap of 18
$830k
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$46,106
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
98% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The University of Southern Mississippi fields a women's volleyball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $829,919, below the median of $1.1M — $46,106 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 990, with 98% 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 volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#234Team budgetof 344 · Division I#238Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#158Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#261APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$829,919 for the year
- Operating expenses$205,987 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,106 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Hazelwood head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shawn Taylor | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kassandra Fairly | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kody Bivins | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tristyn Turner | Assistant Coach | 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 →10,012undergraduates · 13,110 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 8,818 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1818
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate979
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $829,919 $46,107 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,377,988
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $229,922
Cost
Full picture →$14,050net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,618 in-state · $11,618 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.23violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,050 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,012Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.23 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 81 | 19 | $1.1M | 984 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 83 | 24 | $431k | — | 59% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 84 | 17 | $132k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | 17 | $485k | 989 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 85 | 19 | $149k | — | 49% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 88 | 21 | $723k | 989 | 94% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 91 | 21 | $419k | — | 49% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 100 | 17 | $680k | 971 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 107 | 20 | $1.9M | 990 | 15% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 110 | 16 | $524k | — | 87% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 113 | 13 | $320k | 989 | 25% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 123 | 21 | $418k | 989 | 50% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University room for 2 | 16 | $1.4M | $88,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $61,087 | — | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap | 18 | $1.2M | $67,287 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 3 over cap | 21 | $1.2M | $56,582 | 994 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 3 | 15 | $1.1M | $72,594 | 990 | vs | |
| Marshall University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.1M | $48,954 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $55,731 | 984 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 2 over cap | 20 | $1M | $50,022 | 985 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University at cap | 18 | $954k | $52,997 | 990 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University room for 3 | 15 | $898k | $59,840 | 972 | vs | |
| Troy University 1 over cap | 19 | $890k | $46,867 | 987 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 2 over cap | 20 | $834k | $41,703 | 971 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi at cap | 18 | $830k | $46,106 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 1 | 17 | $470k | $27,631 | 1000 | vs |
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