by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Volleyball at Messiah University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Messiah competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Middle Atlantic Conferences.
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The Messiah men’s volleyball team lists 17 student athletes.
The Messiah women’s volleyball team carries 19 players.
Across both rosters, Messiah fields 36 volleyball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Messiah reports, volleyball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Justin Beachy.
The women’s volleyball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Holly Motheral.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 13 sports, volleyball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Messiah men’s volleyball program brought in $53,790 in revenue against $48,251 in expenses, a net profit of $5,539. That works out to about $1,280 in operating expense per athlete, or $21,767 per team.
The Messiah women’s volleyball program reported $85,142 in revenue against $87,553 in expenses, running a deficit of $2,411. That works out to about $1,273 in operating expense per athlete, or $24,188 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $53,790 to the women’s $85,142 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, volleyball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Messiah 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.