by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Volleyball at Western Michigan University — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WMU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The WMU women’s volleyball team carries 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports WMU sponsors, volleyball comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The women’s volleyball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Colleen Munson.
Across the school’s 13 sports, volleyball ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WMU women’s volleyball program generated $1,062,539 in revenue against $1,062,539 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $11,869 in operating expense per athlete, or $178,032 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, volleyball ranks #6 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s volleyball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, volleyball sits above average at 995.
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