by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at Northern Illinois University — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NIU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The NIU women’s volleyball team carries 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports NIU sponsors, volleyball comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Sondra D'Amore.
Across the school’s 14 sports, volleyball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NIU women’s volleyball program brought in $1,241,515 in revenue against $1,241,515 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $10,005 in operating expense per athlete, or $180,095 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, volleyball sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, volleyball sits above average at 989.
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