University of North Carolina Asheville Women's Volleyball
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a women's volleyball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $462,210, well below the median of $1.1M — $15,407 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 12 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 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,285,462 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,121 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
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$462,210 for the year
- Operating expenses$81,059 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,407 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$1,285,462 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,121 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle Marante head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jason Morris | Assistant Coach | 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 · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $462,210 $15,407 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,285,462
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,556
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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Women's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 14 | $69k | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 15 | 21 | $358k | — | 78% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 19 | $114k | — | 40% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 22 | $686k | — | 63% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 40 | 26 | $322k | — | 60% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 41 | 15 | $502k | 975 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 19 | $1M | 989 | 53% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 15 | $612k | 994 | 87% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 19 | $317k | — | 81% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 16 | $577k | 994 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 17 | $564k | 984 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 58 | 16 | $1.1M | 989 | 59% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.3M | $66,646 | 994 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 20 | $686k | $34,297 | 948 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 2 | 16 | $577k | $36,031 | 994 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 1 | 17 | $564k | $33,198 | 984 | vs | |
| Radford University 5 over cap | 23 | $560k | $24,343 | 979 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 2 over cap | 20 | $548k | $27,424 | 984 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 2 over cap | 20 | $547k | $27,346 | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 12 over cap | 30 | $462k | $15,407 | 1000 | vs |
Every Big South Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked