by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at Furman University — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Furman competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Furman women’s volleyball team fields 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. Academic data covers 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 12 varsity sports Furman reports, volleyball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Michelle Young.
Among the school’s 12 sports, volleyball ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Furman women’s volleyball program generated $1,031,684 in revenue against $1,031,684 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,766 in operating expense per athlete, or $109,546 per team.
Among the school’s 12 sports, volleyball sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, volleyball sits above average at 1000.
When Furman earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.