Here we dig into Volleyball at University of Maryland Eastern Shore — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UMES competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The UMES women’s volleyball team carries 20 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 47. The most recent cohort included 48 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 10 varsity sports UMES reports, volleyball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Vanessa Faircloth.
Among the school’s 10 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 UMES women’s volleyball program generated $719,893 in revenue against $345,852 in expenses, netting $374,041. Per athlete, that is about $5,681 in operating expense per athlete, or $113,611 per team.
Against the school’s 10 sports, volleyball sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 956 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 955, volleyball comes in above the pack at 956.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.