University of Oregon Women's Volleyball
University of Oregon fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,582,926, well above the median of $1.1M — $161,432 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 990, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,692,741 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,158 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,582,926 for the year
- Operating expenses$622,625 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$161,432 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 955 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,692,741 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,158 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$625,492 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Trent Kersten head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Giovana Melo | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Smevog | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauren Page | 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 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,582,926 $161,433 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,692,741
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $625,492
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,751 in-state · $41,194 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 55 burglaries · 44 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Oregon
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 37 | 14 | $1.9M | 985 | 79% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 56 | 20 | $569k | — | 99% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 80 | 23 | $157k | — | 88% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 87 | 18 | $189k | — | 96% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 99 | 15 | $174k | — | 75% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 102 | 32 | $222k | — | 92% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 103 | 14 | $931k | 941 | 91% | |
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 104 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference | 107 | 19 | $1.2M | 995 | 95% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked