by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Beach Volleyball at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big West Conference.
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The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s beach volleyball team fields 44 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The most recent cohort included 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports Cal Poly San Luis Obispo reports, beach volleyball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The women’s beach volleyball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Todd Rogers.
Across the school’s 14 sports, beach volleyball ranks #11 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s beach volleyball program brought in $1,450,529 in revenue against $1,450,529 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,923 in operating expense per athlete, or $260,615 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, beach volleyball sits #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s beach volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 983, beach volleyball comes in above the pack at 1000.
When Cal Poly San Luis Obispo places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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