by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Volleyball at Virginia Wesleyan University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. VWU competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Old Dominion Athletic Conf..
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The VWU men’s volleyball team fields 15 athletes.
The VWU women’s volleyball team carries 17 student athletes.
Across both rosters, VWU carries 32 volleyball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports VWU sponsors, volleyball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Karissa Cumberbatch.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Karissa Cumberbatch.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, volleyball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The VWU men’s volleyball program reported $109,225 in revenue against $109,225 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,725 in operating expense per athlete, or $40,869 per team.
The VWU women’s volleyball program brought in $112,189 in revenue against $112,189 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $2,578 in operating expense per athlete, or $43,832 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $109,225 to the women’s $112,189 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, volleyball ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When VWU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.