Here we dig into Volleyball at University of South Carolina-Columbia — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UofSC competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UofSC women’s volleyball team fields 20 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 15 varsity sports UofSC reports, volleyball sits at #10 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Sarah Rumely Noble.
Among the school’s 15 sports, volleyball ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UofSC women’s volleyball program generated $2,725,093 in revenue against $2,725,093 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $21,664 in operating expense per athlete, or $433,278 per team.
Among the school’s 15 sports, volleyball sits #11 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, volleyball comes in above the pack at 1000.
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