by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at Ohio State University-Main Campus — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Ohio State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Ohio State men’s volleyball team fields 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 78 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Ohio State women’s volleyball team lists 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. Academic data covers 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Ohio State carries 39 volleyball athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Of the 23 varsity sports Ohio State sponsors, volleyball sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kevin Burch.
The women’s volleyball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jen Flynn Oldenburg.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 23 sports, volleyball sits #9 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ohio State men’s volleyball program generated $1,498,024 in revenue against $1,498,024 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $16,328 in operating expense per athlete, or $310,237 per team.
The Ohio State women’s volleyball program generated $3,161,017 in revenue against $3,161,017 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $37,177 in operating expense per athlete, or $743,544 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,498,024 to the women’s $3,161,017 in revenue.
Against the school’s 23 sports, volleyball ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 997 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 997 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 93% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, volleyball grades out ahead at 998.
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