Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Western Illinois University Women's Volleyball
Macomb, IL · the Leathernecks · Western Illinois University overview
17
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 18
$653k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$38,395
Per roster spot
median $60,381
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
98% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Western Illinois University fields a women's volleyball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $652,726, well below the median of $1.1M — $38,395 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 990, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,866,182 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,570 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#278Team budgetof 344 · Division I#270Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#200Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#226APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$652,726 for the year
- Operating expenses$17,865 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,395 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,866,182 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,570 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$46,299 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mariana de Paula Silva head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mari Silva | Head Volleyball Coach | not on file |
| Victoria Becerra | Assistant Coach | 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
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 →5,025undergraduates · 7,073 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,479 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1817
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate984
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $652,726 $38,396 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,866,182
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $46,299
Cost
Full picture →$12,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,085
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 39 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Illinois 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,025Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 31 | 20 | $67k | — | 87% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 37 | 19 | $122k | — | 71% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 52 | 21 | $518k | — | 50% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 56 | 23 | $187k | — | 75% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 16 | $948k | 989 | 77% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 29 | $161k | — | 68% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 76 | 17 | $341k | — | 84% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 16 | $87k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 89 | 22 | $196k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 20 | $1.2M | 1000 | 89% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 11 | $124k | — | 80% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 26 | $2.9M | 952 | 85% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University room for 2 | 16 | $745k | $46,548 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 1 | 17 | $659k | $38,778 | 975 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 17 | $653k | $38,395 | 984 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 4 over cap | 22 | $602k | $27,349 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 18 | $585k | $32,523 | 982 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University 3 over cap | 21 | $582k | $27,715 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville room for 2 | 16 | $548k | $34,227 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University at cap | 18 | $546k | $30,347 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 1 | 17 | $471k | $27,716 | — | vs |
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