by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at Western Illinois University — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WIU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The WIU women’s volleyball team lists 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. Academic data covers 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports WIU sponsors, volleyball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Dale Starr.
Across the school’s 13 sports, volleyball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WIU women’s volleyball program generated $652,726 in revenue against $652,726 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,051 in operating expense per athlete, or $17,865 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, volleyball ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 975, volleyball sits above average at 978.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.