Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Women's Volleyball
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
21
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 18
$3.4M
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$159,879
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a women's volleyball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,357,470, well above the median of $1.1M — $159,879 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (157 of 344 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,447,980 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,499 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#17Team budgetof 344 · Division I#24Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#46Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#1APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,357,470 for the year
- Operating expenses$809,319 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$159,879 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,447,980 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,499 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,391,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eve Rackham head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Eve Rackham Watt | Head Coach | not on file |
| Gavin Watt | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Susan Clements | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Brian Magbitang | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tyler Adams | Director of Player Personnel and Analytics | not on file |
| MaryAnn O'Toole | Director of 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
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 →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1821
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,357,470 $159,880 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,447,980
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,391,691
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 16 | $186k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 25 | $359k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 20 | $491k | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | 15 | $502k | 975 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 26 | $322k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 18 | $230k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 18 | $507k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 21 | $358k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | 30 | $462k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 19 | $114k | — | 40% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 14 | $69k | — | 78% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 16 | $783k | 980 | 83% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 6 over cap | 24 | $4.9M | $204,671 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Florida 2 over cap | 20 | $4.9M | $243,127 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 2 | 16 | $3.9M | $245,153 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 16 | $3.4M | $214,352 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3 over cap | 21 | $3.4M | $159,879 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 4 over cap | 22 | $3M | $138,590 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 1 | 17 | $2.7M | $161,713 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 20 | $2.7M | $136,254 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 4 over cap | 22 | $2.7M | $121,945 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma room for 2 | 16 | $2.7M | $167,023 | 990 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 4 over cap | 22 | $2.4M | $108,060 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 18 | $2.2M | $122,029 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 18 | $2.1M | $118,220 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 1 over cap | 19 | $2.1M | $111,704 | 995 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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