Division II · Independent
Vanguard University Women's Beach Volleyball
Costa Mesa, CA · the Lions · Vanguard University overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$229k
Team budget
68th percentile in Division II
$14,314
Per roster spot
median $11,080
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
65%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Vanguard University fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Independent (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $229,032, above the median of $186k — $14,314 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's beach volleyball programs. The school gave $1,645,523 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,146 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 23 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#8Team budgetof 23 · Division II#8Spend per playerof 23 · Division II#16Roster sizeof 23 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$229,032 for the year
- Operating expenses$69,835 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,314 division median $11,080
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,645,523 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,146 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$21,766 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Dorn head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christine DeRoos | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Miller | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Emma Galloway | Volunteer Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division II roster spots420 23 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 27 3.6% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,987undergraduates · 2,219 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Assemblies of God Church
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 3,422 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $229,032 $14,315 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,645,523
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $21,766
Cost
Full picture →$20,273net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,950
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Vanguard University
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 Beach Volleyball program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,273 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,987Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Independent | 5 | 22 | $345k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 15 | 24 | $603k | 1000 | 47% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · Independent | 32 | 21 | $31k | — | 92% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 33 | 20 | $1.9M | 993 | 10% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 36 | 17 | $1.3M | 985 | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 42 | 20 | $1.4M | 1000 | 9% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 53 | 14 | $1M | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 54 | 21 | $220k | — | 93% | |
| University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference | 74 | — | — | — | 47% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 135 | 20 | $314k | 1000 | 88% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Independent
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Irvine | 22 | $345k | $15,671 | — | vs | |
| Colorado Mesa University | 20 | $281k | $14,026 | — | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln room for 3 | 16 | $266k | $16,608 | — | vs | |
| Vanguard University | 16 | $229k | $14,314 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 16 | $217k | $13,591 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) | 16 | $177k | $11,080 | — | vs | |
| Berry College | 18 | $151k | $8,372 | — | vs | |
| Spring Hill College | 30 | $115k | $3,839 | — | vs | |
| Southern Virginia University | 15 | $97k | $6,495 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 19 | $97k | $5,099 | — | vs | |
| Southwest Baptist University | 18 | $85k | $4,704 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 21 | $31k | $1,454 | — | vs | |
| LaGrange College | 6 | $18k | $2,996 | — | vs | |
| Regent University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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