University at Albany Women's Volleyball
University at Albany fields a women's volleyball team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $854,479, below the median of $1.1M — $50,263 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 979, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,851,038 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,847 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$854,479 for the year
- Operating expenses$107,707 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$50,263 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 935 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,851,038 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,847 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$139,678 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Pickard head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Heather Feldman | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Baran-Maguire | 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
- 64%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $854,479 $50,263 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,851,038
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $139,678
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,408 in-state · $28,998 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University at Albany
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 18 | $859k | 989 | 71% | |
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 7 | 14 | $115k | — | 76% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | 18 | $188k | — | 44% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 29 | 16 | $133k | — | 23% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | 18 | $197k | — | 10% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 34 | 14 | $86k | — | 83% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 16 | $101k | — | 92% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 11 | $153k | — | 52% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 63 | 14 | $91k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 65 | 20 | $162k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 20 | $50k | — | 81% | |
| Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 | 65 | 17 | $119k | — | 69% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $57,978 | 984 | vs | |
| Binghamton University 1 over cap | 19 | $979k | $51,509 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County room for 2 | 16 | $978k | $61,094 | 950 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology room for 1 | 17 | $977k | $57,496 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bryant University 1 over cap | 19 | $870k | $45,801 | 1000 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 1 | 17 | $854k | $50,263 | 979 | vs |
Every America East Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked