by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Volleyball at Western Kentucky University — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WKU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The WKU women’s volleyball team carries 12 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports WKU sponsors, volleyball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Travis Hudson.
Among the school’s 11 sports, volleyball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WKU women’s volleyball program brought in $1,081,084 in revenue against $1,081,084 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $31,341 in operating expense per athlete, or $376,086 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, volleyball ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, volleyball grades out ahead at 1000.
If WKU 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.