University of Hawaii, Manoa Women's Beach Volleyball
University of Hawaii, Manoa fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Big West 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 $765,039, well above the median of $414k — $42,502 per roster spot, upper half 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 963, about the median of 1000, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,941,234 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,460 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$765,039 for the year
- Operating expenses$242,587 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,502 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,941,234 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,460 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$296,598 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Alvarez 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
- 63%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $765,039 $42,502 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,941,234
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $296,598
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,186 in-state · $34,218 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 13 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Hawaii, Manoa
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminade University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 1 | 20 | $118k | — | 93% | |
| Hawaii Pacific University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 3 | 19 | $64k | — | 84% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University 25 over cap | 44 | $1.5M | $32,966 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 1 | 18 | $765k | $42,502 | 963 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 5 over cap | 24 | $603k | $25,117 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield 1 over cap | 20 | $314k | $15,720 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 2 over cap | 21 | $220k | $10,489 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 3 | 16 | $191k | $11,948 | — | vs |
Every Big West Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked