Here we dig into Volleyball at Blackburn College — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Blackburn is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Blackburn women’s volleyball team carries 11 student athletes.
Among the 9 varsity sports Blackburn reports, volleyball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Shannon Bishop.
Among the school’s 9 sports, volleyball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Blackburn women’s volleyball program reported $124,439 in revenue against $124,439 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,833 in operating expense per athlete, or $31,158 per team.
Among the school’s 9 sports, volleyball ranks #5 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Blackburn places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.