Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
University of Northern Iowa Women's Volleyball
Cedar Falls, IA · the Panthers · University of Northern Iowa overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$1.3M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$75,691
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Northern Iowa fields a women's volleyball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,286,755, above the median of $1.1M — $75,691 per roster spot, upper half 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 $2,120,639 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,262 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#127Team budgetof 344 · Division I#123Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#92APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,286,755 for the year
- Operating expenses$289,266 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$75,691 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$2,120,639 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,262 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$87,242 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bobbi Petersen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kim Davis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Allen | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sydney Lowe | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michelle Bolte | Director of Volleyball Operations | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,734undergraduates · 9,013 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 4,913 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1210
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →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
- $1,286,755 $75,691 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,120,639
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $87,242
Cost
Full picture →$15,931net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,728 in-state · $21,272 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in education · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Northern Iowa
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 divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,931 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,734Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.51 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 15 | 23 | $166k | — | 99% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 40 | 16 | $392k | — | 93% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 16 | $160k | — | 13% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 55 | 17 | $179k | — | 71% | |
| Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference | 64 | 22 | $138k | — | 73% | |
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 67 | 20 | $240k | — | 81% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 70 | 20 | $2.3M | 978 | 89% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 76 | 26 | $2.9M | 952 | 85% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 81 | 33 | $208k | — | 79% | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 88 | 20 | $821k | 966 | 64% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 90 | 33 | $219k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 91 | 25 | $142k | — | 92% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago 4 over cap | 22 | $1.3M | $59,141 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 1 | 17 | $1.3M | $75,691 | 995 | vs | |
| Belmont University at cap | 18 | $1.3M | $70,942 | 995 | vs | |
| Illinois State University 2 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $61,401 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Evansville room for 2 | 16 | $1M | $63,836 | 984 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 2 | 16 | $948k | $59,223 | 989 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University at cap | 18 | $901k | $50,047 | 995 | vs | |
| Drake University 2 over cap | 20 | $821k | $41,063 | 966 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 2 | 16 | $788k | $49,243 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 1 over cap | 19 | $583k | $30,706 | 995 | vs | |
| Murray State University room for 5 | 13 | $566k | $43,530 | 995 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked