University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Women's Volleyball
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,768,685, well above the median of $1.1M — $145,720 per roster spot, top 10% 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 994, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,396,796 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,322 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,768,685 for the year
- Operating expenses$489,857 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$145,720 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,396,796 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,322 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$763,091 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tamas head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Meredith Schamun | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Eli Sharping | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jen Tamas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Hashbarger | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,768,685 $145,720 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,396,796
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $763,091
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $18,060 in-state · $39,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 43 | 18 | $546k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 44 | 34 | $208k | — | 54% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 48 | 22 | $196k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 49 | 20 | $1.2M | 1000 | 89% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 19 | $583k | 995 | 92% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 15 | $204k | — | 73% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | 16 | $87k | — | 88% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 73 | 24 | $3.2M | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 78 | 17 | $341k | — | 84% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 79 | 18 | $245k | — | 54% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 84 | 16 | $948k | 989 | 77% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 104 | 11 | $124k | — | 80% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked