by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at Grambling State University — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. GSU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The GSU women’s volleyball team carries 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports GSU sponsors, volleyball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Paige Phillips.
Among the school’s 11 sports, volleyball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GSU women’s volleyball program generated $590,922 in revenue against $590,922 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,237 in operating expense per athlete, or $23,508 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, volleyball ranks #5 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 940 (944 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 962, volleyball lands below the pack at 940.
If GSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.