by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Volleyball at University of Southern Mississippi — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Southern Miss competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Southern Miss women’s volleyball team lists 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 14 varsity sports Southern Miss reports, volleyball ranks #10 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Jenny Hazelwood.
Across the school’s 14 sports, volleyball ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Southern Miss women’s volleyball program reported $829,919 in revenue against $829,919 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $11,444 in operating expense per athlete, or $205,987 per team.
Among the school’s 14 sports, volleyball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, volleyball grades out ahead at 982.
If Southern Miss earns a spot on a 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.