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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Women's Volleyball

Minneapolis, MN · the Golden Gophers · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities overview
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17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$3.5M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$207,738
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,531,550, well above the median of $1.1M — $207,738 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 995, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,264,581 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,509 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's volleyball programs

Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#13Team budgetof 344 · Division I#10Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#92APRof 344 · Division I
Team budget$3.5M
Spend per player$207,738
Roster size17
Coaching staff4
APR995

Team budgets across the division

$189k$6.8M
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program

Roster sizes (cap 18)

1055
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster17 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap18 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,531,550 for the year
  • Operating expenses$862,388 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$207,738 division median $60,381
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$9,264,581 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$24,509 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$747,584 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Keegan Cook head coachHead Coachnot on file
Spencer WickensAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Arica NassarAssistant Coach & Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Nellie ColemanGeneral Manager & Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
Nao IkedaDirector of OperationsOn 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

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Campus

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39,556undergraduates · 54,890 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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77%admitted · of 39,863 applicants
SAT middle 50%1310 – 1480
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Volleyball

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17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,531,550 $207,738 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$9,264,581
Recruiting spend, women's
$747,584

Cost

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$16,730net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$32,866
Sticker, out-of-state$52,780
Average net price$16,730
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,262
$30–48k$7,634
$48–75k$10,861
$75–110k$17,909
$110k and up$26,623
Tuition & fees
$16,488 in-state · $36,402 out

Campus safety

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1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.09
Property1.57
In residence halls
22 burglaries · 91 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business905 · 13%
Biological sciences880 · 12%
Computer & information sciences751 · 10%
Engineering700 · 10%
Psychology645 · 9%

Research University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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 divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,730 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,556Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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

University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesAugsburg University · 1 miNorth Central University · 1 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 3 miHamline University · 3 miMacalester College · 4 miSt. Catherine University · 4 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 4 miUniversity of Northwestern-St. Paul · 5 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 7 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 26 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 31 miSt. Olaf College · 35 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference122$168k—77%
North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference117$70k—91%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League319$1.2M—85%
Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference317$113k—90%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference421$243k—28%
St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference414$113k—94%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference414$555k—75%
University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference517$96k—92%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference718$171k—91%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference2619$117k—63%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3117$179k—82%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3523$197k—52%

Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Nebraska-Lincoln room for 117$6.8M$400,828989vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 over cap19$5.2M$273,137995vs
Michigan State University 3 over cap21$4.2M$197,734990vs
University of Southern California 5 over cap23$3.7M$162,638965vs
Northwestern University room for 117$3.5M$208,1011000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 117$3.5M$207,738995vs
University of Washington 1 over cap19$3.4M$181,108990vs
Purdue University 6 over cap24$3.2M$134,8801000vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 117$3.2M$188,7361000vs
Pennsylvania State University 1 over cap19$3.2M$166,752984vs
The Ohio State University 2 over cap20$3.2M$158,050990vs
University of Michigan 5 over cap23$2.9M$128,259995vs
University of Iowa 8 over cap26$2.9M$111,653952vs
University of California, Los Angeles 2 over cap20$2.8M$138,512987vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1 over cap19$2.8M$145,720994vs
University of Oregon room for 216$2.6M$161,432976vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 8 over cap26$2.6M$98,733989vs
University of Maryland, College Park at cap18$2.4M$134,267989vs

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