This page takes a deep look at Beach Volleyball at University of Southern California, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. USC is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The USC women’s beach volleyball team lists 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 37. Academic data covers 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 16 varsity sports USC reports, beach volleyball ranks #11 by total roster size.
The women’s beach 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 Dain Blanton.
Among the school’s 16 sports, beach volleyball ranks #13 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USC women’s beach volleyball program brought in $1,864,549 in revenue against $1,864,549 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $17,026 in operating expense per athlete, or $340,515 per team.
Among the school’s 16 sports, beach volleyball sits #13 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s beach volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (993 on a multi-year basis). The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, beach volleyball grades out ahead at 1000.
When USC places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.