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Division I · The Summit League

University of Nebraska at Omaha Women's Volleyball

Omaha, NE · the Mavericks · University of Nebraska at Omaha overview
20
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 18
$1.3M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$64,228
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Nebraska at Omaha fields a women's volleyball team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,284,563, above the median of $1.1M — $64,228 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 980, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,228,719 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,443 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 budget$1.3M
Spend per player$64,228
Roster size20
Coaching staff3
APR980

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

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap18 2 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,284,563 for the year
  • Operating expenses$266,967 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$64,228 division median $60,381
  • Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 964 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,228,719 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,443 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$138,309 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Matt Buttermore head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Kyle BreitbarthAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Ashley PetakAssistant CoachOn 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
11,859undergraduates · 15,015 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
87%admitted · of 9,889 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 26
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Women's Volleyball

Full picture →
20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1820
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,284,563 $64,228 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,228,719
Recruiting spend, women's
$138,309
$13,284net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,974
Sticker, out-of-state$38,962
Average net price$13,284
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,908
$30–48k$10,689
$48–75k$12,407
$75–110k$15,900
$110k and up$17,566
Tuition & fees
$8,370 in-state · $22,358 out

Campus safety

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0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.60
Property0.80
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business420 · 18%
Liberal arts & general studies338 · 14%
Education246 · 10%
Criminal justice & protective services242 · 10%
Computer & information sciences192 · 8%

Research University of Nebraska at Omaha

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Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles

University of Nebraska at OmahaCreighton University · 3 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 44 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 47 miWayne State College (Nebraska) · 85 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 86 miBuena Vista University · 104 miUniversity of South Dakota · 116 miMissouri Western State University · 122 miDrake University · 124 miSimpson College · 127 miIowa State University · 133 miKansas State University · 146 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference319$2.3M100072%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference4425$176k—84%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference4717$6.8M98977%
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference8518$515k——
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association8618$644k—86%
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference10421$182k—72%
University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League11618$1.4M100099%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association12222$532k——
Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference12420$821k96664%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference12735$122k—89%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference13320$2.3M97889%
Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference14619$1.8M98479%

Other women's volleyball programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of North Dakota 3 over cap21$1.8M$84,938984vs
University of South Dakota at cap18$1.4M$80,0651000vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha 2 over cap20$1.3M$64,228980vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 1 over cap19$1.2M$64,500—vs
Oral Roberts University at cap18$1M$57,9381000vs
North Dakota State University room for 117$1M$60,381990vs
University of Missouri-Kansas City room for 216$929k$58,053995vs
South Dakota State University room for 315$742k$49,445988vs

Every The Summit League women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked