University of North Carolina Wilmington Women's Beach Volleyball
University of North Carolina Wilmington fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $217,090, well below the median of $414k — $15,506 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,707,880 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,206 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 68 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 19)
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$217,090 for the year
- Operating expenses$84,105 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,506 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,707,880 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,206 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,422 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Fischer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristy Mundy | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Dane Hansen | Assistant Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,259 68 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 9 11% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's beach 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $217,090 $15,506 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,707,880
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,422
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,317 in-state · $22,985 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 19 | $489k | 1000 | 80% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State University room for 3 | 16 | $667k | $41,715 | 995 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University at cap | 19 | $489k | $25,743 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 4 | 15 | $409k | $27,271 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mercer University at cap | 19 | $323k | $16,986 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 4 | 15 | $305k | $20,338 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington room for 5 | 14 | $217k | $15,506 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) 2 over cap | 21 | $214k | $10,206 | 1000 | vs |
Every Sun Belt Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked