Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Riverside Women's Volleyball
Riverside, CA · the Highlanders · University of California, Riverside overview
19
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 18
$1.1M
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$57,945
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Riverside fields a women's volleyball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,100,970, about the median of $1.1M — $57,945 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (157 of 344 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,621,353 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,249 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#169Team budgetof 344 · Division I#187Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#101Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#255APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,100,970 for the year
- Operating expenses$186,386 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,945 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,621,353 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,249 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$61,989 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Branden Higa head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maurice Torres | Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach (Recruiting Contact) | On file · sign in |
| Desiree Sukhov | Assistant Women's Volleyball 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 →22,646undergraduates · 26,426 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 62,807 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1819
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,100,970 $57,946 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,621,353
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $61,989
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,170 in-state · $44,947 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Riverside
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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,646Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | 19 | $1.5M | 1000 | 74% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | 20 | $256k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 17 | $1.2M | — | 98% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 20 | $224k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 19 | $190k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 27 | 22 | $186k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 29 | 21 | $715k | — | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 22 | $203k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 33 | 15 | $877k | 947 | 87% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 14 | $505k | — | 79% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 35 | 23 | $619k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 37 | 23 | $1.1M | 995 | 26% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.5M | $76,810 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 2 over cap | 20 | $1.4M | $71,974 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 4 over cap | 22 | $1.4M | $62,332 | 994 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 8 over cap | 26 | $1.3M | $50,641 | 970 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 9 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $46,147 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 2 | 16 | $1.1M | $71,472 | 970 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $57,945 | 980 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge at cap | 18 | $1.1M | $59,209 | 990 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 5 over cap | 23 | $1.1M | $45,778 | 995 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 1 | 17 | $1M | $59,191 | 1000 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University at cap | 18 | $955k | $53,069 | 989 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 15 | $877k | $58,492 | 947 | vs |
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