Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Louisville Women's Volleyball
Louisville, KY · the Cardinals · University of Louisville overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$3.1M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$179,947
Per roster spot
median $60,381
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Louisville fields a women's volleyball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,059,112, well above the median of $1.1M — $179,947 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 1 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 $7,003,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,049 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#23Team budgetof 344 · Division I#16Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,059,112 for the year
- Operating expenses$681,398 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$179,947 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$7,003,358 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,049 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$802,214 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Meske head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Todd Chamberlain | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Parker Mikesch | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jena Otec | Assistant 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 →16,194undergraduates · 22,139 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 14,821 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1250
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,059,112 $179,948 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,003,358
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $802,214
Cost
Full picture →$18,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,828 in-state · $29,174 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.07violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisville
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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,194Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.07 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 15 | $119k | — | 99% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 16 | $772k | — | 94% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 38 | 14 | $161k | — | 84% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 49 | 20 | $60k | — | 93% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 24 | $104k | — | 64% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 66 | 19 | $174k | — | 54% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 16 | $3.4M | 1000 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 27 | $191k | — | 85% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 26 | $2.6M | 989 | 80% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 81 | 17 | $213k | — | 67% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 25 | $192k | — | 97% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 22 | $189k | — | 57% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 3 | 15 | $3.7M | $247,102 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 22 | $3.7M | $167,785 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 4 | 14 | $3.6M | $256,119 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh room for 2 | 16 | $3.4M | $210,206 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 1 | 17 | $3.1M | $179,947 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University 4 over cap | 22 | $3M | $135,466 | 995 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley at cap | 18 | $2.9M | $159,643 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 17 | $2.7M | $160,080 | 995 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 20 | $2.6M | $128,671 | 989 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 3 over cap | 21 | $2.5M | $117,250 | 995 | vs | |
| Duke University 1 over cap | 19 | $2.4M | $124,341 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 1 over cap | 19 | $2.3M | $121,548 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College 4 over cap | 22 | $2.3M | $102,724 | 995 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 1 over cap | 19 | $2M | $103,635 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.8M | $93,034 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 18 | $1.8M | $97,954 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 19 | $1.7M | $89,591 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 2 | 16 | $1.5M | $96,674 | 995 | vs |
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