Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University Women's Volleyball
Winston-Salem, NC · the Deacons · Wake Forest University overview
20
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 18
$2.6M
Team budget
88th percentile in Division I
$128,671
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wake Forest University fields a women's volleyball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,573,425, well above the median of $1.1M — $128,671 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 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 989, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,501,401 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $34,410 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#41Team budgetof 344 · Division I#43Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#67Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#184APRof 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,573,425 for the year
- Operating expenses$367,521 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$128,671 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,501,401 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,410 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$490,796 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hulsmeyer | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tina Readling | Triplette Family Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Sherisa Livingston | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Peter Stewart | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Drew Langston | Director of Volleyball Operations | 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 →5,471undergraduates · 9,121 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →22%admitted · of 17,479 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
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 Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,573,425 $128,671 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,501,401
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $490,796
Cost
Full picture →$27,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →1.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wake Forest 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 Volleyball program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions22% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 4 | 17 | $311k | — | 69% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 19 | 19 | $1.3M | 994 | 77% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 22 | 15 | $87k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 17 | $651k | 995 | 90% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 18 | $86k | — | 92% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 16 | $547k | 994 | 46% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 27 | $428k | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 34 | 22 | $226k | — | 74% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 18 | $1.4M | 1000 | 67% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 45 | 21 | $106k | — | 95% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 54 | 15 | $641k | 995 | 14% |
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 |
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