University of Arizona Women's Beach Volleyball
University of Arizona fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $959,500, well above the median of $414k — $53,305 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 1000, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,336,173 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,154 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
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$959,500 for the year
- Operating expenses$197,013 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,305 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,336,173 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,154 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$802,392 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Walker head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $959,500 $53,306 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,336,173
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $802,392
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,277 in-state · $38,784 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 128 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Arizona
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 Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 100 | 20 | $1.1M | 1000 | 90% | |
| Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 112 | 19 | $594k | 990 | 60% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University 7 over cap | 26 | $1.9M | $73,665 | 982 | vs | |
| Florida State University 3 over cap | 22 | $1.1M | $50,887 | 995 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 1 over cap | 20 | $1.1M | $55,286 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 21 | $1.1M | $52,292 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arizona room for 1 | 18 | $960k | $53,305 | 994 | vs |
Every Big 12 Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked