Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Kentucky Women's Volleyball
Lexington, KY · the Wildcats · University of Kentucky overview
16
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 18
$3.4M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$214,352
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Kentucky fields a women's volleyball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,429,647, well above the median of $1.1M — $214,352 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,404,713 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,800 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#15Team budgetof 344 · Division I#7Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#247Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,429,647 for the year
- Operating expenses$640,948 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$214,352 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,404,713 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,800 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,006,502 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Skinner head coach | Head 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 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 →23,930undergraduates · 32,703 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 28,233 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1816
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,429,647 $214,353 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,404,713
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,006,502
Cost
Full picture →$19,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,212 in-state · $33,406 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 98 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Kentucky
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,930Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 27 | $191k | — | 85% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 15 | 24 | $104k | — | 64% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 20 | $60k | — | 93% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 23 | 19 | $978k | 974 | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 31 | 19 | $174k | — | 54% | |
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 16 | $158k | — | 33% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 59 | 16 | $745k | 1000 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | 16 | $772k | — | 94% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 68 | 25 | $192k | — | 97% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | 16 | $727k | 989 | 96% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 17 | $3.1M | 1000 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 15 | $119k | — | 99% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 6 over cap | 24 | $4.9M | $204,671 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Florida 2 over cap | 20 | $4.9M | $243,127 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 2 | 16 | $3.9M | $245,153 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 16 | $3.4M | $214,352 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3 over cap | 21 | $3.4M | $159,879 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 4 over cap | 22 | $3M | $138,590 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 1 | 17 | $2.7M | $161,713 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 20 | $2.7M | $136,254 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 4 over cap | 22 | $2.7M | $121,945 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma room for 2 | 16 | $2.7M | $167,023 | 990 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 4 over cap | 22 | $2.4M | $108,060 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 18 | $2.2M | $122,029 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 18 | $2.1M | $118,220 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 1 over cap | 19 | $2.1M | $111,704 | 995 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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