On this page we break down Volleyball at Purdue University-Main Campus — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Purdue competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
Jump to any section using the links below:
The Purdue women’s volleyball team lists 24 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Purdue reports, volleyball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Dave Shondell.
Among the school’s 13 sports, volleyball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Purdue women’s volleyball program reported $8,621,165 in revenue against $3,237,136 in expenses, for a surplus of $5,384,029. That works out to about $44,690 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,072,567 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, volleyball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, volleyball comes in above the pack at 1000.
When Purdue earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.