Division I · Conference USA
Western Kentucky University Women's Volleyball
Bowling Green, KY · the Hilltoppers · Western Kentucky University overview
12
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 18
$1.1M
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$90,090
Per roster spot
median $60,381
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Western Kentucky University fields a women's volleyball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,081,084, about the median of $1.1M — $90,090 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. 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 $2,052,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,595 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#172Team budgetof 344 · Division I#93Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#338Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#92APRof 344 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program
Roster sizes (cap 18)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,081,084 for the year
- Operating expenses$376,086 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$90,090 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,052,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,595 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$118,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Hudson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Craig Bere | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristi Griffin | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Cohan | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | 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 →14,590undergraduates · 16,759 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,720 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Volleyball
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1812
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,081,084 $90,090 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,052,934
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $118,337
Cost
Full picture →$12,054net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,436 in-state · $27,000 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Kentucky 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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,054 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,590Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 59 | 14 | $821k | 995 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 60 | 17 | $659k | 975 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 33 | $404k | — | 70% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | — | — | — | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 18 | $1.3M | 995 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 64 | 15 | $1.3M | 1000 | 67% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | 17 | $213k | — | 67% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 77 | 16 | $783k | 980 | 83% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 18 | $1.4M | 989 | 68% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 16 | $1M | 984 | 78% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 93 | 17 | $3.1M | 1000 | 81% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 95 | 16 | $772k | — | 94% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University room for 1 | 17 | $1.6M | $95,562 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 3 over cap | 21 | $1.4M | $65,747 | 1000 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 18 | $1.4M | $75,863 | 989 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 9 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $45,355 | 985 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 6 | 12 | $1.2M | $100,382 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 6 | 12 | $1.1M | $90,090 | 995 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.1M | $56,073 | 989 | vs | |
| Florida International University 4 over cap | 22 | $965k | $43,851 | 989 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 1 over cap | 19 | $857k | $45,113 | 978 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University 3 over cap | 21 | $801k | $38,128 | 1000 | vs |
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