by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Volleyball at Grand Canyon University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Grand Canyon University competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The Grand Canyon University men’s volleyball team fields 22 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 66.
The Grand Canyon University women’s volleyball team lists 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Grand Canyon University fields 39 volleyball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Grand Canyon University reports, volleyball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time.
The women’s volleyball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kendra Potts.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 13 sports, volleyball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Grand Canyon University men’s volleyball program generated $685,732 in revenue against $685,732 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $11,588 in operating expense per athlete, or $254,941 per team.
The Grand Canyon University women’s volleyball program reported $1,213,863 in revenue against $1,213,863 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $18,330 in operating expense per athlete, or $311,607 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $685,732 to the women’s $1,213,863 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, volleyball ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s volleyball team earned a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 981, volleyball sits above average at 988.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.