by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at University of California-Santa Barbara — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UCSB competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UCSB men’s volleyball team lists 22 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCSB women’s volleyball team lists 22 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. The NCAA tracked 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UCSB fields 44 volleyball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports UCSB reports, volleyball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Rich McLaughlin.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Matt Jones.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, volleyball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCSB men’s volleyball program generated $1,033,195 in revenue against $1,033,195 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $5,946 in operating expense per athlete, or $130,809 per team.
The UCSB women’s volleyball program brought in $1,371,311 in revenue against $1,371,311 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $10,414 in operating expense per athlete, or $229,100 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,033,195 to the women’s $1,371,311 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, volleyball sits #4 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 995 and the women 987, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, volleyball sits above average at 991.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.