University of Southern California Women's Beach Volleyball
University of Southern California fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,864,549, well above the median of $414k — $93,227 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (24 of 68 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 1000, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,525,051 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,569 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
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,864,549 for the year
- Operating expenses$340,515 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$93,227 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,525,051 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,569 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$856,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dain Blanton head coach | Head 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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,864,549 $93,227 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,525,051
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $856,710
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.
Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Independent | 7 | 21 | $31k | — | 92% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 17 | $1.3M | 985 | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 10 | 20 | $1.4M | 1000 | 9% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 24 | $603k | 1000 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | 21 | $220k | — | 93% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 14 | $1M | 1000 | 50% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Independent | 33 | 16 | $229k | — | 65% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Independent | 37 | 22 | $345k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 103 | 20 | $314k | 1000 | 88% | |
| University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference | 107 | — | — | — | 47% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California 1 over cap | 20 | $1.9M | $93,227 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 3 | 16 | $1.8M | $111,547 | — | vs | |
| Stanford University 5 over cap | 24 | $1.6M | $66,638 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Washington room for 3 | 16 | $1.6M | $97,080 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University at cap | 19 | $1.4M | $75,371 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Los Angeles 1 over cap | 20 | $1.4M | $70,959 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 1 over cap | 20 | $938k | $46,897 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oregon 3 over cap | 22 | $805k | $36,604 | — | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University at cap | 19 | $594k | $31,268 | 990 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 2 | 17 | $299k | $17,562 | 1000 | vs |
Every Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked