by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Volleyball at University of Southern California — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. USC competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The USC men’s volleyball team fields 22 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The NCAA tracked 66 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USC women’s volleyball team carries 23 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, USC fields 45 volleyball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports USC sponsors, volleyball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Jeff Nygaard.
The women’s volleyball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brad Keller.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 16 sports, volleyball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USC men’s volleyball program generated $1,709,180 in revenue against $1,709,180 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $9,727 in operating expense per athlete, or $213,985 per team.
The USC women’s volleyball program generated $3,740,682 in revenue against $3,740,682 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $39,409 in operating expense per athlete, or $906,417 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,709,180 to the women’s $3,740,682 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, volleyball ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 996 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, volleyball sits above average at 998.
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