by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Penn State University Park is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The Penn State University Park men’s volleyball team fields 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 47. The NCAA tracked 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Penn State University Park women’s volleyball team fields 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Penn State University Park carries 39 volleyball athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports Penn State University Park sponsors, volleyball comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mark Pavlik.
The women’s volleyball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Katie Schumacher-Cawley.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 19 sports, volleyball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Penn State University Park men’s volleyball program brought in $238,463 in revenue against $1,228,606 in expenses, a net loss of $990,143. Per athlete, that is about $17,413 in operating expense per athlete, or $348,260 per team.
The Penn State University Park women’s volleyball program generated $882,808 in revenue against $3,168,305 in expenses, coming up short by $2,285,497. Per athlete, that is about $33,580 in operating expense per athlete, or $638,017 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $238,463 to the women’s $882,808 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, volleyball sits #9 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 100% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, volleyball grades out ahead at 994.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.