University of Virginia Women's Volleyball
University of Virginia fields a women's volleyball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,309,426, well above the median of $1.1M — $121,548 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,154,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,432 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 18)
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,309,426 for the year
- Operating expenses$369,024 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$121,548 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,154,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,432 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$622,930 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Wells head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Wills | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Hong | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Rhamat Alhassan | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Walter Spurlock | Assistant Coach / Technical Coordinator | not on file |
| Ansley McClain | Director of Operations / Technical Coordinator | 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 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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,309,426 $121,549 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,154,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $622,930
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Virginia
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 18 | $133k | — | — | |
| James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | 16 | $1.4M | 1000 | 76% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 35 | 18 | $167k | — | 91% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 36 | 18 | $139k | — | 100% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 46 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | 18 | $177k | — | 100% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 19 | $274k | — | 17% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 19 | $125k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 21 | $208k | — | 82% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 59 | 20 | $161k | — | 86% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 59 | 19 | $172k | — | 83% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 60 | 17 | $1.6M | 1000 | 99% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 3 | 15 | $3.7M | $247,102 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 22 | $3.7M | $167,785 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 4 | 14 | $3.6M | $256,119 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh room for 2 | 16 | $3.4M | $210,206 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 1 | 17 | $3.1M | $179,947 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University 4 over cap | 22 | $3M | $135,466 | 995 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley at cap | 18 | $2.9M | $159,643 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 17 | $2.7M | $160,080 | 995 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 20 | $2.6M | $128,671 | 989 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 3 over cap | 21 | $2.5M | $117,250 | 995 | vs | |
| Duke University 1 over cap | 19 | $2.4M | $124,341 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 1 over cap | 19 | $2.3M | $121,548 | 995 | vs | |
| Boston College 4 over cap | 22 | $2.3M | $102,724 | 995 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 1 over cap | 19 | $2M | $103,635 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.8M | $93,034 | 989 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 18 | $1.8M | $97,954 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 19 | $1.7M | $89,591 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 2 | 16 | $1.5M | $96,674 | 995 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked