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Division I · Mid-American Conference

Western Michigan University Women's Volleyball

Kalamazoo, MI · the Broncos · Western Michigan University overview
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15
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 18
$1.1M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$70,835
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
976
APR
96% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Western Michigan University fields a women's volleyball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,062,539, about the median of $1.1M — $70,835 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's volleyball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 18 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 990, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,158,309 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,635 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's volleyball programs

Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#179Team budgetof 344 · Division I#140Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#297Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#273APRof 344 · Division I
Team budget$1.1M
Spend per player$70,835
Roster size15
Coaching staff3
APR976

Team budgets across the division

$189k$6.8M
this programevery Division I women's volleyball program

Roster sizes (cap 18)

1055
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap18 room for 3
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,062,539 for the year
  • Operating expenses$178,032 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$70,835 division median $60,381
  • Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,158,309 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,635 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$147,287 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Colleen Munson head coachHead Coachnot on file
Ryan ManningSenior Associate Head Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Logan CaseAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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13,026undergraduates · 16,693 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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85%admitted · of 20,100 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
58%

Women's Volleyball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1815
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate976
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,062,539 $70,836 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,158,309
Recruiting spend, women's
$147,287

Cost

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$20,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$30,770
Sticker, out-of-state$34,570
Average net price$20,183
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,557
$30–48k$10,010
$48–75k$18,710
$75–110k$23,468
$110k and up$25,313
Tuition & fees
$15,298 in-state · $19,098 out

Campus safety

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0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.80
Property0.84
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business847 · 27%
Engineering251 · 8%
Transportation243 · 8%
Health professions & nursing228 · 7%
Visual & performing arts217 · 7%

Research Western Michigan 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,026Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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

Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo College · 1 miThe University of Olivet · 37 miDavenport University · 39 miHope College · 43 miAlbion College · 44 miCalvin University · 45 miGrand Valley State University · 49 miUniversity of Notre Dame · 51 miSaint Mary's College (Indiana) · 52 miTrine University · 55 miHillsdale College · 56 miMichigan State University · 66 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association122$121k—76%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3725$112k—97%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3919$495k—97%
Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4320$169k—76%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4428$239k—83%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4521$258k—71%
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4918$693k—95%
University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5122$3.7M100012%
Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association52———81%
Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5532$160k—85%
Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference56———21%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference6621$4.2M99084%

Other women's volleyball programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 216$1.2M$77,212984vs
Western Michigan University room for 315$1.1M$70,835976vs
Eastern Michigan University 3 over cap21$995k$47,3911000vs
Ball State University at cap18$986k$54,798970vs
University of Toledo room for 117$981k$57,720995vs
Bowling Green State University room for 216$977k$61,0511000vs
Central Michigan University room for 117$915k$53,794986vs
University of Akron at cap18$737k$40,928990vs
Kent State University————vs
Miami University (Ohio)————vs
Ohio University————vs

Every Mid-American Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked