by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Volleyball at Murray State University — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Murray State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Murray State women’s volleyball team fields 13 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 12 varsity sports Murray State sponsors, volleyball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Dave Schwepker.
Among the school’s 12 sports, volleyball ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Murray State women’s volleyball program reported $668,166 in revenue against $565,891 in expenses, for a surplus of $102,275. That works out to about $10,569 in operating expense per athlete, or $137,394 per team.
Against the school’s 12 sports, volleyball sits #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, volleyball grades out ahead at 989.
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