University of Central Arkansas Women's Beach Volleyball
University of Central Arkansas fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $274,487, below the median of $414k — $17,155 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,119,031 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,133 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$274,487 for the year
- Operating expenses$91,902 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,155 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,119,031 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,133 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,968 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Avery Thibodeaux 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 · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $274,487 $17,155 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,119,031
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,968
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,118 in-state · $17,258 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Central Arkansas
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.
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson University room for 2 | 17 | $844k | $49,655 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 17 | $440k | $25,894 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University at cap | 19 | $359k | $18,900 | — | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 3 | 16 | $350k | $21,900 | 996 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama room for 1 | 18 | $340k | $18,876 | 990 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University room for 9 | 10 | $310k | $31,032 | — | vs | |
| Tarleton State University room for 8 | 11 | $283k | $25,757 | — | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas room for 3 | 16 | $274k | $17,155 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University room for 2 | 17 | $104k | $6,128 | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked