Division I · Southland Conference
University of the Incarnate Word Women's Volleyball
San Antonio, TX · the Cardinals · University of the Incarnate Word overview
20
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 18
$917k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$45,861
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of the Incarnate Word fields a women's volleyball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $917,237, below the median of $1.1M — $45,861 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 995, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,280,061 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,363 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#216Team budgetof 344 · Division I#239Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#67Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#92APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$917,237 for the year
- Operating expenses$116,428 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,861 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,280,061 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,363 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$68,742 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gabryel Ording head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shelby Welch | Assistant Volleyball Coach | not on file |
| Rachel Williams | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,726undergraduates · 7,251 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 11,162 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1140
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1820
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $917,237 $45,862 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,280,061
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $68,742
Cost
Full picture →$21,246net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,660
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of the Incarnate Word
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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,246 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 1 | 18 | $421k | — | 28% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 6 | 18 | $596k | — | 89% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 12 | 16 | $1.2M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 21 | $161k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 43 | 18 | $1.5M | 979 | 89% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 56 | 19 | $207k | — | 88% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 68 | 16 | $687k | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 71 | 24 | $4.9M | 984 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 14 | $131k | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 94 | 18 | $219k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 126 | 21 | $244k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 18 | $519k | — | 92% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 3 over cap | 21 | $1M | $49,102 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 2 | 16 | $1M | $63,953 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 2 over cap | 20 | $917k | $45,861 | 995 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University at cap | 18 | $810k | $45,016 | — | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 18 | $784k | $43,579 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 2 | 16 | $757k | $47,324 | 984 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 3 over cap | 21 | $723k | $34,426 | 989 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University 1 over cap | 19 | $721k | $37,936 | 984 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 17 | $680k | $39,993 | 971 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 3 | 15 | $606k | $40,406 | 989 | vs | |
| McNeese State University 3 over cap | 21 | $509k | $24,246 | 969 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 3 over cap | 21 | $339k | $16,133 | 976 | vs |
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