by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Volleyball at Western Carolina University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WCU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The WCU women’s volleyball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports WCU reports, volleyball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Karen Glover.
Across the school’s 11 sports, volleyball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WCU women’s volleyball program generated $501,601 in revenue against $501,601 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,418 in operating expense per athlete, or $111,264 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, volleyball sits #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, volleyball comes in above the pack at 1000.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.