University of Washington Women's Volleyball
University of Washington fields a women's volleyball team in the Big Ten 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 $3,441,059, well above the median of $1.1M — $181,108 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 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 990, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,984,481 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,210 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$3,441,059 for the year
- Operating expenses$787,042 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$181,108 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,984,481 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,210 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$713,271 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Gabriel head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Michael Brunsting | Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Krista Hendrickson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Hardy Wooldridge | 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 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,441,059 $181,108 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,984,481
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $713,271
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,643 in-state · $41,997 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 23 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Washington
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Pacific University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 3 | 17 | $446k | — | 91% | |
| Seattle University Division I · West Coast Conference | 3 | 15 | $1.2M | 972 | 76% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 28 | 28 | $186k | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 36 | 16 | $235k | — | 81% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 49 | 16 | $389k | — | 76% | |
| Western Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 75 | 19 | $688k | — | 91% | |
| Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 94 | 19 | $561k | — | 90% | |
| University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference | 145 | 19 | $1.2M | 995 | 95% | |
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 148 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 149 | 14 | $931k | 941 | 91% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked