by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Volleyball at Florida Atlantic University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. FAU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The FAU women’s volleyball team carries 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 14 varsity sports FAU sponsors, volleyball comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Fernanda Nelson.
Among the school’s 14 sports, volleyball ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The FAU women’s volleyball program reported $1,203,835 in revenue against $1,203,835 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $19,051 in operating expense per athlete, or $304,812 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, volleyball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 986, volleyball sits above average at 1000.
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