by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at University of Alabama at Birmingham — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UAB plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UAB women’s volleyball team fields 18 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports UAB reports, volleyball ranks #9 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Betsy Freeburg.
Across the school’s 14 sports, volleyball ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAB women’s volleyball program brought in $1,053,422 in revenue against $1,007,355 in expenses, for a surplus of $46,067. Per athlete, that is about $10,081 in operating expense per athlete, or $181,455 per team.
Against the school’s 14 sports, volleyball sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 980, volleyball comes in above the pack at 994.
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