University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's Volleyball
University of Wisconsin-Madison 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 $5,189,615, well above the median of $1.1M — $273,137 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 995, about the median of 990, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,924,356 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,688 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$5,189,615 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,230,328 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$273,137 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,924,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,688 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$641,352 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Sheffield head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brittany Dildine | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gary White | Director of Player Personnel and Analytics | On file · sign in |
| Lauren Carlini | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Shondell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jessica Williams | Director of Volleyball Operations | 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 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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,189,615 $273,138 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,924,356
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $641,352
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,205 in-state · $40,603 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 2 | 22 | $147k | — | 95% | |
| Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent | 35 | 10 | $24k | — | 71% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 20 | $211k | — | 83% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 44 | 17 | $89k | — | 57% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 59 | 20 | $85k | — | 57% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 60 | 20 | $151k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 19 | $292k | — | 87% | |
| Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference | 60 | 18 | $90k | — | 84% | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 69 | 28 | $116k | — | 67% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 70 | 22 | $158k | — | 79% | |
| Alverno College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 73 | 10 | $66k | — | 93% | |
| Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 75 | 16 | $2.5M | 975 | 87% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked