by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Volleyball at Southern Methodist University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SMU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The SMU women’s volleyball team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The most recent cohort included 70 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports SMU sponsors, volleyball comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Samantha Erger.
Among the school’s 13 sports, volleyball ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SMU women’s volleyball program reported $3,585,674 in revenue against $3,585,674 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $86,785 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,214,989 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, volleyball ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, volleyball sits above average at 1000.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.