University of Southern California Men's Volleyball
University of Southern California fields a men's volleyball team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,709,180, well above the median of $783k — $77,690 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (20 of 27 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 988, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,118,920 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $42,468 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 27 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,709,180 for the year
- Operating expenses$213,985 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$77,690 division median $35,433
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,118,920 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$42,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$5,926,680 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Nygaard head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rory Prager | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gary Sato | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paul Martinez | 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 players95,972 2024-25
- Division I roster spots554 27 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 170 0.58% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,709,180 $77,690 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,118,920
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $5,926,680
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Southern California
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.
Men's Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 10 | 22 | $2.5M | 986 | 9% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 24 | $2M | 970 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | 24 | $850k | 961 | 93% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 24 | 27 | $1.6M | 994 | 50% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 33 | 26 | $258k | — | 65% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 36 | 19 | $963k | 979 | 26% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Independent | 37 | 21 | $256k | — | 89% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 37 | 28 | $407k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 93 | 22 | $1M | 970 | 28% | |
| University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference | 99 | 22 | $764k | — | 25% |
Other men's volleyball programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles 4 over cap | 22 | $2.5M | $111,571 | 986 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University at cap | 18 | $2.2M | $121,371 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Southern California 4 over cap | 22 | $1.7M | $77,690 | 1000 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 9 over cap | 27 | $1.6M | $58,465 | 994 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 2 | 16 | $1.2M | $76,377 | 991 | vs | |
| Menlo College | 22 | $514k | $23,382 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Irvine | 28 | $407k | $14,553 | — | vs | |
| Vanguard University | 26 | $258k | $9,940 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 20 | $242k | $12,124 | — | vs | |
| Jessup University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| University of the Pacific | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball men's volleyball program · Men's Volleyball budgets ranked