Division I · American Conference
University of Alabama at Birmingham Women's Volleyball
Birmingham, AL · the Blazers · University of Alabama at Birmingham overview
18
Roster
at the D-I cap of 18
$1M
Team budget
44th percentile in Division I
$55,964
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Alabama at Birmingham fields a women's volleyball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,007,355, about the median of $1.1M — $55,964 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 984, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,593,526 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,971 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#193Team budgetof 344 · Division I#197Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#158Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#226APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,007,355 for the year
- Operating expenses$181,455 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,964 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,593,526 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,971 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$266,442 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Betsy Freeburg head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Freeburg | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Veach | 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 →12,382undergraduates · 21,160 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 10,919 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1400
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
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 Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,007,355 $55,964 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,593,526
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $266,442
Cost
Full picture →$17,413net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,832 in-state · $21,864 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Alabama at Birmingham
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 divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,413 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,382Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 16 | $1.1M | 984 | 82% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 15 | $155k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | 19 | $384k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 48 | 22 | $2.7M | 1000 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 63 | 19 | $857k | 978 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | 20 | $623k | 960 | 96% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 85 | 20 | $477k | — | 74% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 85 | 24 | $211k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 15 | $459k | — | 93% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 89 | 25 | $754k | 960 | 66% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 98 | 22 | $126k | — | 31% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 98 | 19 | $563k | — | 49% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University room for 2 | 16 | $2.1M | $131,225 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tulane University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.9M | $93,417 | 990 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa room for 2 | 16 | $1.8M | $112,623 | 995 | vs | |
| Temple University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.5M | $79,938 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Florida at cap | 18 | $1.4M | $80,209 | 994 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 4 over cap | 22 | $1.4M | $63,694 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Memphis 3 over cap | 21 | $1.3M | $60,011 | 984 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 5 over cap | 23 | $1.2M | $52,487 | 980 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University room for 2 | 16 | $1.2M | $75,239 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio room for 2 | 16 | $1.2M | $74,080 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $66,778 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham at cap | 18 | $1M | $55,964 | 984 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 1 over cap | 19 | $1M | $52,805 | 984 | vs |
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