by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Volleyball at Michigan State University — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Michigan State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Michigan State women’s volleyball team lists 21 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 17 varsity sports Michigan State sponsors, volleyball comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kristen Kelsay.
Across the school’s 17 sports, volleyball ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Michigan State women’s volleyball program generated $4,152,418 in revenue against $4,152,418 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $40,506 in operating expense per athlete, or $850,635 per team.
Among the school’s 17 sports, volleyball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, volleyball grades out ahead at 995.
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