by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Volleyball at Southern Virginia University — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SVU competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of USA South Athletic Conference.
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The SVU men’s volleyball team carries 21 athletes.
The SVU women’s volleyball team fields 18 student athletes.
Across both rosters, SVU carries 39 volleyball athletes — 21 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports SVU sponsors, volleyball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Tom Peterson.
The women’s volleyball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Debby Baker.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 19 sports, volleyball sits #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SVU men’s volleyball program reported $200,928 in revenue against $200,928 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $4,616 in operating expense per athlete, or $96,936 per team.
The SVU women’s volleyball program reported $177,456 in revenue against $177,456 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,918 in operating expense per athlete, or $70,518 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $200,928 to the women’s $177,456 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, volleyball sits #5 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.