NCAA · Women's Volleyball
Women's Volleyball programs
1,027 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
1,027
Programs
344 D1 · 283 D2 · 400 D3
19,314
Roster spots
last season
492,799
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 26
Odds of any NCAA spot · 3.9%
1 in 78 (1.3%) for Division I
18
D-I roster cap
157 of 344 programs over it last season
$1.1M
Median D-I budget
$60,381 per player
6 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for women's volleyball. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 344 | 6,282 | $1.1M | $60k |
| Division II | 283 | 5,587 | $396k | $20k |
| Division III | 400 | 7,445 | $138k | $7k |
Division I roster cap 18 from 2025-26: last season 157 programs carried more, 42 were exactly at it and 142 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 3.9% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 26); 1 in 78 (1.3%) in Division I, about 1 in 80 (1.3%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Big Ten Conference | $6.8M | 17 | 989 | |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Big Ten Conference | $5.2M | 19 | 995 | |
| 3 | University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference | $4.9M | 24 | 984 | |
| 4 | University of Florida Southeastern Conference | $4.9M | 20 | 1000 | |
| 5 | Michigan State University Big Ten Conference | $4.2M | 21 | 990 | |
| 6 | Texas A&M University, College Station Southeastern Conference | $3.9M | 16 | 990 | |
| 7 | University of Southern California Big Ten Conference | $3.7M | 23 | 965 | |
| 8 | Texas Christian University Big 12 Conference | $3.7M | 20 | 1000 | |
| 9 | Stanford University Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.7M | 15 | 995 | |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.7M | 22 | 1000 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn University Southeastern Conference | 1000 | 18 | $2.6M | |
| 2 | Baylor University Big 12 Conference | 1000 | 22 | $3.1M | |
| 3 | Brown University The Ivy League | 1000 | 19 | $484k | |
| 4 | Bryant University America East Conference | 1000 | 19 | $870k | |
| 5 | California Baptist University Big West Conference | 1000 | 19 | $1.5M | |
| 6 | California Polytechnic State University Big West Conference | 1000 | 27 | $1.2M | |
| 7 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | 1000 | 17 | $1M | |
| 8 | Colgate University Patriot League | 1000 | 22 | $1.6M | |
| 9 | Cornell University The Ivy League | 1000 | 21 | $604k | |
| 10 | Creighton University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 19 | $2.3M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago State University Northeast Conference | 8 | 940 | |
| 2 | Kennesaw State University Conference USA | 6 | 1000 | |
| 3 | Mercer University Southern Conference | 6 | 995 | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky University Conference USA | 6 | 995 | |
| 5 | Alcorn State University Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 5 | 989 | |
| 6 | Murray State University Missouri Valley Conference | 5 | 995 | |
| 7 | University of Idaho Big Sky Conference | 5 | 980 | |
| 8 | West Virginia University Big 12 Conference | 5 | 977 | |
| 9 | Austin Peay State University United Athletic Conference | 4 | 995 | |
| 10 | Bucknell University Patriot League | 4 | 995 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Fullerton Big West Conference | $6,283 | 15 | 947 | |
| 3 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | $6,567 | 17 | 1000 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Southland Conference | $6,978 | 16 | 1000 | |
| 5 | California State University, Fresno Pac-12 Conference | $7,303 | 17 | 975 | |
| 6 | University of New Mexico Mountain West Conference | $7,528 | 17 | 995 | |
| 7 | Coppin State University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | $7,684 | 19 | 950 | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 16 | 989 | |
| 9 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | $8,222 | 18 | 990 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University Conference USA | $8,353 | 27 | 985 |
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