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Division I · American Conference

University of South Florida Women's Volleyball

Tampa, FL · the Bulls · University of South Florida overview
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18
Roster
at the D-I cap of 18
$1.4M
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$80,209
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
41%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of South Florida fields a women's volleyball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,443,764, above the median of $1.1M — $80,209 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,892,302 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,856 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's volleyball programs

Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#104Team budgetof 344 · Division I#111Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#158Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#141APRof 344 · Division I
Team budget$1.4M
Spend per player$80,209
Roster size18
Coaching staff4
APR994

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

  • Roster18 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap18 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,443,764 for the year
  • Operating expenses$448,514 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$80,209 division median $60,381
  • Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,892,302 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,856 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$573,996 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jolene Shepardson head coachHead Coachnot on file
Jason HaldaneAssistant Coachnot on file
Vicki WerskeyAssistant Coachnot on file
Sam FallisAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Kelly DreyfussSpecial Assistant to the Head Coachnot on file
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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

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Campus

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37,269undergraduates · 48,572 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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41%admitted · of 65,187 applicants
SAT middle 50%1140 – 1330
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
75%

Women's Volleyball

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18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1818
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,443,764 $80,209 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,892,302
Recruiting spend, women's
$573,996

Cost

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$11,578net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$25,625
Sticker, out-of-state$36,539
Average net price$11,578
Net price by family income
$0–30k$4,785
$30–48k$6,053
$48–75k$10,649
$75–110k$16,385
$110k and up$17,671
Tuition & fees
$6,410 in-state · $17,324 out

Campus safety

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0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.30
Property2.07
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024

Majors

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18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing1,745 · 18%
Business1,704 · 17%
Biological sciences1,204 · 12%
Social sciences1,152 · 12%
Psychology892 · 9%

Research University of South Florida

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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions41% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,578 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 37,269Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 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

University of South FloridaUniversity of Tampa · 8 miSaint Leo University · 21 miFlorida Southern College · 28 miEckerd College · 29 miRollins College · 74 miUniversity of Central Florida · 83 miStetson University · 95 miFlorida Institute of Technology · 109 miUniversity of Florida · 110 miEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) · 114 miBethune-Cookman University · 115 miFlorida Gulf Coast University · 117 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference817$825k—41%
Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference2126$309k—72%
Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference2818$661k—59%
Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference2916$710k—79%
Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference7422$875k—41%
University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference8314$1.7M99440%
Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference9515$914k98486%
Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference10920$657k—63%
University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference11020$4.9M100024%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference11417$673k—66%
Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.11517$650k963100%
Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference11715$976k99477%

Other women's volleyball programs in the American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Rice University room for 216$2.1M$131,2251000vs
Tulane University 2 over cap20$1.9M$93,417990vs
The University of Tulsa room for 216$1.8M$112,623995vs
Temple University 1 over cap19$1.5M$79,9381000vs
University of South Florida at cap18$1.4M$80,209994vs
Wichita State University 4 over cap22$1.4M$63,694966vs
University of Memphis 3 over cap21$1.3M$60,011984vs
University of North Texas 5 over cap23$1.2M$52,487980vs
Florida Atlantic University room for 216$1.2M$75,239995vs
University of Texas at San Antonio room for 216$1.2M$74,0801000vs
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 216$1.1M$66,778989vs
University of Alabama at Birmingham at cap18$1M$55,964984vs
East Carolina University 1 over cap19$1M$52,805984vs

Every American Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked