Division I · Big South Conference
Winthrop University Women's Volleyball
Rock Hill, SC · the Eagles · Winthrop University overview
20
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 18
$686k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$34,297
Per roster spot
median $60,381
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
948
APR
93% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Winthrop University fields a women's volleyball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $685,951, below the median of $1.1M — $34,297 per roster spot, bottom 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 948, about the median of 990, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,636,126 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,645 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 344 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#270Team budgetof 344 · Division I#286Spend per playerof 344 · Division I#67Roster sizeof 344 · Division I#318APRof 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
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap18 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$685,951 for the year
- Operating expenses$179,993 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,297 division median $60,381
- Academic Progress Rate948 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,636,126 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,645 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,267 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Gearhart head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Gramit | Assistant Volleyball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Courtney Ferry | Assistant Volleyball 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,787undergraduates · 4,694 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 5,858 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
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 Rate948
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $685,951 $34,298 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,636,126
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,267
Cost
Full picture →$16,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Winthrop 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 divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,787Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 17 | $669k | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 22 | 26 | $297k | — | 90% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 12 | $93k | — | 43% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 30 | 16 | $1.1M | 989 | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 18 | $516k | — | 85% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 40 | 15 | $641k | 995 | 14% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 17 | $564k | 984 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 17 | $321k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 16 | $1.1M | 989 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 16 | $577k | 994 | 70% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 21 | $349k | — | 75% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 57 | 21 | $106k | — | 95% |
Other women's volleyball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 1 over cap | 19 | $1.3M | $66,646 | 994 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 20 | $686k | $34,297 | 948 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 2 | 16 | $577k | $36,031 | 994 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 1 | 17 | $564k | $33,198 | 984 | vs | |
| Radford University 5 over cap | 23 | $560k | $24,343 | 979 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University 2 over cap | 20 | $548k | $27,424 | 984 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 2 over cap | 20 | $547k | $27,346 | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 12 over cap | 30 | $462k | $15,407 | 1000 | vs |
Every Big South Conference women's volleyball program · Women's Volleyball budgets ranked