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Division I · Mid-American Conference
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Women's Volleyball
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16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$1.2M
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$77,212
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York fields a women's volleyball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,235,392, above the median of $1.1M — $77,212 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,105,386 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,550 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#139Team budgetof 344 · Division I#119Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#226APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,235,392 for the year
- Operating expenses$183,238 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$77,212 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,105,386 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,550 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$200,895 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Smith head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aaron Gordon | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Julia Kurowski | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Leah Meyer | Assistant Coach / Director of Volleyball Operations | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →20,463undergraduates · 31,889 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 38,210 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,235,392 $77,212 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,105,386
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $200,895
Cost
Full picture →$20,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,782 in-state · $30,572 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 20,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 2 | 16 | $409k | — | 76% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 16 | $552k | 995 | 82% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 17 | $236k | — | 76% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 9 | 18 | $366k | — | 82% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 16 | 16 | $473k | 988 | 85% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 17 | 20 | $78k | — | 98% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 45 | 15 | $165k | — | 71% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 47 | 16 | $76k | — | 79% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 51 | 12 | $206k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 17 | $150k | — | 64% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 16 | $84k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 57 | 16 | $341k | — | 71% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 2 | 16 | $1.2M | $77,212 | 984 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University room for 3 | 15 | $1.1M | $70,835 | 976 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 3 over cap | 21 | $995k | $47,391 | 1000 | vs | |
| Ball State University at cap | 18 | $986k | $54,798 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 1 | 17 | $981k | $57,720 | 995 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 2 | 16 | $977k | $61,051 | 1000 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 1 | 17 | $915k | $53,794 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Akron at cap | 18 | $737k | $40,928 | 990 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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