by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Volleyball at Wilkes University — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Wilkes competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Landmark Conference.
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The Wilkes men’s volleyball team lists 16 student athletes.
The Wilkes women’s volleyball team fields 12 players.
Combined, Wilkes fields 28 volleyball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Wilkes reports, volleyball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s volleyball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Zach Shay.
The women’s volleyball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Zach Shay.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 14 sports, volleyball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wilkes men’s volleyball program brought in $94,356 in revenue against $94,356 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $3,692 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,068 per team.
The Wilkes women’s volleyball program reported $92,797 in revenue against $92,797 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $3,119 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,428 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $94,356 to the women’s $92,797 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, volleyball ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.