Division II · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball
University of California, Merced Men's Volleyball
Merced, CA · the Bobcats · University of California, Merced overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$242k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division II
$12,124
Per roster spot
median $13,854
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
39%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of California, Merced fields a men's volleyball team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $242,489, about the median of $248k — $12,124 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's volleyball programs. The school gave $138,000 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $1,045 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 36 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#21Team budgetof 36 · Division II#21Spend per playerof 36 · Division II#15Roster sizeof 36 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's volleyball program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$242,489 for the year
- Operating expenses$141,313 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,124 division median $13,854
- Athletic aid, men's teams$138,000 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$1,045 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$4,705 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Carter head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Niko Orro | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Sheri Sanders | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 players95,972 2024-25
- Division II roster spots713 36 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 130 0.74% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; the men'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 →8,372undergraduates · 9,147 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →39%admitted · of 67,891 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Volleyball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $242,489 $12,124 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $138,000
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $4,705
Cost
Full picture →$13,232net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,167 in-state · $44,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.28violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 92 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Merced
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.
Men's Volleyball program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions39% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,232 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,372Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.28 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Pacific Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 65 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Independent | 94 | 21 | $226k | — | 63% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 96 | 16 | $1.2M | 991 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 97 | 22 | $514k | — | 68% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 111 | — | — | — | 77% |
Other men's volleyball programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles 4 over cap | 22 | $2.5M | $111,571 | 986 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University at cap | 18 | $2.2M | $121,371 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 4 over cap | 22 | $1.7M | $77,690 | 1000 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 9 over cap | 27 | $1.6M | $58,465 | 994 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 2 | 16 | $1.2M | $76,377 | 991 | vs | |
| Menlo College | 22 | $514k | $23,382 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Irvine | 28 | $407k | $14,553 | — | vs | |
| Vanguard University | 26 | $258k | $9,940 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 20 | $242k | $12,124 | — | vs | |
| Jessup University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of the Pacific | — | — | — | — | vs |
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