Analysis: Which college volleyball program grossed the most in the U.S.

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California State University, Fresno | University of Missouri-Kansas City | Presbyterian College | Marquette University | Western Kentucky University | Southern Utah University | The University of Texas at Austin | Cleveland State University | Wake Forest University | San Jose State University | University of Delaware | Texas Christian University | Drake University | Wofford College | The University of Miami | Campbell University | University of the Incarnate Word | Southeastern Louisiana University | The University of Texas at El Paso | Siena College | University of South Alabama | Suny University At Albany | Hofstra University | Rice University | Furman University | University of Virginia-Main Campus | University of the Pacific | Austin Peay State University | University of Southern California | Bryant University | Liu Brooklyn | Villanova University | University of Houston | Bradley University | Indiana State University | St. John's University-New York | University of Central Florida | University of Denver | Northern Arizona University | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | University of Nevada-Reno | Eastern Washington University | Weber State University | Miami University-Oxford | Stony Brook University | Georgia Southern University | Canisius College | East Tennessee State University | Middle Tennessee State University | Texas State University | Northeastern University | Troy University | Murray State University | Abilene Christian University | Creighton University | Lipscomb University | Loyola Marymount University | Rutgers University - 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Northern Arizona University and Grand Canyon University top the list of highest grossing college volleyball programs in the state in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Nationwide Top 200 Volleyball Programs by Revenue

Rank
State
School
Total Undergraduates
Athletes (#)
Revenue
Revenue Per Athlete
1
NE
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
19,381
17
$3,671,242
$215,955
2
WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison
28,201
15
$2,584,625
$172,308
3
FL
Florida State University
29,051
13
$2,179,980
$167,691
4
TX
The University of Texas at Austin
37,026
17
$2,290,587
$134,740
5
WV
West Virginia University
20,524
17
$2,262,944
$133,114
6
TX
Southern Methodist University
6,294
14
$1,650,198
$117,871
7
MO
University of Missouri-Columbia
24,060
17
$1,960,776
$115,340
8
VA
University of Virginia-Main Campus
15,420
18
$1,977,495
$109,861
9
FL
The University of Miami
10,102
15
$1,613,717
$107,581
10
MS
Mississippi State University
16,134
14
$1,491,996
$106,571
11
NC
Duke University
6,449
16
$1,592,582
$99,536
12
CA
University of San Francisco
6,413
12
$1,150,915
$95,910
13
MA
Boston College
9,486
17
$1,612,131
$94,831
14
NJ
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
33,939
15
$1,408,009
$93,867
15
LA
Tulane University of Louisiana
6,487
16
$1,482,715
$92,670
16
CA
Loyola Marymount University
5,987
15
$1,359,790
$90,653
17
NC
Wake Forest University
4,899
16
$1,433,385
$89,587
18
PA
Temple University
26,128
13
$1,148,565
$88,351
19
TX
The University of Texas at El Paso
13,321
15
$1,311,004
$87,400
20
CO
University of Denver
5,478
17
$1,408,598
$82,859
21
CA
University of The Pacific
3,375
15
$1,230,268
$82,018
22
NY
Hofstra University
6,462
16
$1,311,986
$81,999
23
NE
Creighton University
3,970
15
$1,228,293
$81,886
24
DE
University of Delaware
17,736
16
$1,305,124
$81,570
25
OR
Oregon State University
18,395
19
$1,536,763
$80,882
26
NY
Fordham University
8,725
15
$1,212,352
$80,823
27
WA
Seattle University
4,463
13
$1,045,744
$80,442
28
OK
University of Tulsa
3,248
16
$1,286,393
$80,400
29
MI
Western Michigan University
14,999
13
$1,030,979
$79,306
30
NC
East Carolina University
19,698
16
$1,267,050
$79,191
31
OH
Ohio University-Main Campus
17,794
14
$1,104,491
$78,892
32
TX
Rice University
3,824
16
$1,236,584
$77,287
33
TN
Lipscomb University
2,651
13
$1,004,448
$77,265
34
CA
California State University-Fresno
18,828
16
$1,227,160
$76,698
35
DC
George Washington University
10,343
16
$1,207,371
$75,461
36
OR
University of Portland
3,708
14
$1,045,381
$74,670
37
TX
Baylor University
14,087
29
$2,154,356
$74,288
38
VA
Virginia Commonwealth University
20,050
15
$1,101,808
$73,454
39
OH
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
21,445
15
$1,097,029
$73,135
40
KY
Western Kentucky University
12,967
13
$928,031
$71,387
41
CA
Santa Clara University
5,333
17
$1,213,341
$71,373
42
DC
American University
6,981
16
$1,133,296
$70,831
43
ND
University of North Dakota
8,787
17
$1,192,822
$70,166
44
NC
Campbell University
3,734
12
$831,369
$69,281
45
NY
LIU Brooklyn
3,749
13
$896,317
$68,947
46
IL
Depaul University Chicago Sunday Eveni
13,126
16
$1,100,105
$68,757
47
WI
Marquette University
7,919
24
$1,639,169
$68,299
48
TN
Middle Tennessee State University
15,985
15
$1,017,221
$67,815
49
SC
Coastal Carolina University
8,828
16
$1,080,283
$67,518
50
CA
University of San Diego
5,433
19
$1,265,218
$66,590
51
NY
St John's University-New York
11,468
16
$1,060,641
$66,290
52
NY
Syracuse University
14,324
15
$990,983
$66,066
53
WA
Gonzaga University
5,029
19
$1,254,649
$66,034
54
TN
Belmont University
5,925
14
$921,284
$65,806
55
NC
Elon University
5,854
15
$987,015
$65,801
56
PA
Duquesne University
5,851
15
$978,297
$65,220
57
TX
Texas Christian University
8,591
22
$1,425,088
$64,777
58
HI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
10,676
43
$2,746,685
$63,876
59
MA
Northeastern University
13,345
16
$1,018,930
$63,683
60
FL
University of Central Florida
38,228
19
$1,201,425
$63,233
61
NJ
Seton Hall University
5,484
14
$884,640
$63,189
62
IL
Northern Illinois University
12,323
15
$930,240
$62,016
63
CA
University of Southern California
18,070
44
$2,718,021
$61,773
64
VA
College of William and Mary
6,206
15
$925,543
$61,703
65
CA
Pepperdine University
3,220
44
$2,702,716
$61,425
66
RI
University of Rhode Island
12,422
13
$797,785
$61,368
67
NV
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
18,237
16
$981,625
$61,352
68
AL
Samford University
3,204
14
$850,467
$60,748
69
NV
University of Nevada-Reno
15,390
15
$906,746
$60,450
70
DC
Georgetown University
6,874
16
$966,683
$60,418
71
MI
Eastern Michigan University
12,714
13
$783,759
$60,289
72
PA
Villanova University
6,469
16
$943,460
$58,966
73
SC
Furman University
2,691
16
$943,197
$58,950
74
IN
Butler University
4,171
16
$942,831
$58,927
75
AZ
Northern Arizona University
21,490
16
$942,261
$58,891
76
WA
Washington State University
21,534
17
$998,705
$58,747
77
VA
Radford University
8,091
18
$1,053,636
$58,535
78
IL
Illinois State University
17,420
14
$814,553
$58,182
79
MO
Saint Louis University
6,672
18
$1,032,582
$57,366
80
PA
La Salle University
3,174
15
$857,324
$57,155
81
IN
University of Evansville
2,015
12
$680,952
$56,746
82
CT
University of Connecticut
18,538
15
$848,008
$56,534
83
OR
Portland State University
13,698
14
$788,916
$56,351
84
SC
College of Charleston
9,470
17
$956,566
$56,269
85
UT
Brigham Young University-Provo
28,012
46
$2,534,225
$55,092
86
WA
Eastern Washington University
9,507
17
$933,115
$54,889
87
TN
University of Memphis
12,372
16
$876,101
$54,756
88
FL
Jacksonville University
2,113
11
$599,703
$54,518
89
ID
University of Idaho
7,248
16
$859,588
$53,724
90
LA
Louisiana Tech University
7,434
14
$751,747
$53,696
91
MO
University of Missouri-Kansas City
6,528
16
$852,365
$53,273
92
VA
Liberty University
27,100
17
$901,531
$53,031
93
NY
Colgate University
2,864
17
$898,356
$52,844
94
IN
Valparaiso University
3,196
15
$786,827
$52,455
95
NY
Siena College
3,060
16
$833,437
$52,090
96
TX
University of The Incarnate Word
4,488
14
$726,126
$51,866
97
IA
Drake University
3,091
15
$776,555
$51,770
98
CT
Central Connecticut State University
7,529
15
$775,853
$51,724
99
OH
Wright State University-Main Campus
9,582
13
$666,981
$51,306
100
FL
Florida Gulf Coast University
10,809
14
$717,031
$51,217
101
AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham
8,941
17
$870,560
$51,209
102
MD
Loyola University Maryland
4,030
16
$812,626
$50,789
103
CT
Fairfield University
3,802
17
$862,975
$50,763
104
IA
University of Northern Iowa
9,119
19
$962,977
$50,683
105
MT
Montana State University
12,157
16
$809,497
$50,594
106
OH
Miami University-Oxford
16,109
22
$1,105,148
$50,234
107
PA
Lehigh University
4,990
17
$853,897
$50,229
108
SC
Winthrop University
4,537
14
$699,542
$49,967
109
SC
Clemson University
17,849
18
$889,274
$49,404
110
UT
Southern Utah University
5,601
11
$543,182
$49,380
111
NY
University at Buffalo
18,732
16
$783,529
$48,971
112
NY
Stony Brook University
15,729
13
$635,345
$48,873
113
OH
Kent State University at Kent
19,034
16
$772,228
$48,264
114
VA
James Madison University
18,467
20
$962,913
$48,146
115
OH
University of Akron Main Campus
13,367
15
$716,224
$47,748
116
KY
Eastern Kentucky University
11,002
14
$667,185
$47,656
117
OK
Oral Roberts University
2,601
18
$854,172
$47,454
118
MI
Central Michigan University
17,077
14
$664,345
$47,453
119
OH
University of Toledo
12,810
17
$806,164
$47,421
120
CA
Academy of Art University
4,813
12
$562,921
$46,910
121
NY
University at Albany
12,387
16
$750,275
$46,892
122
IL
University of Illinois at Chicago
16,408
17
$795,600
$46,800
123
NC
High Point University
4,476
15
$697,955
$46,530
124
MI
Ferris State University
8,764
15
$691,794
$46,120
125
DC
Howard University
5,553
15
$691,493
$46,100
126
KY
Morehead State University
5,792
15
$691,230
$46,082
127
CO
University of Northern Colorado
8,242
19
$875,302
$46,069
128
PA
Bucknell University
3,525
20
$921,305
$46,065
129
OH
University of Dayton
7,867
17
$782,001
$46,000
130
GA
Kennesaw State University
24,171
15
$684,666
$45,644
131
FL
Florida Atlantic University
15,715
16
$725,967
$45,373
132
CA
San Jose State University
21,569
17
$769,667
$45,275
133
KY
Northern Kentucky University
9,119
13
$586,058
$45,081
134
TX
University of North Texas
25,486
17
$764,751
$44,985
135
CA
San Diego State University
26,530
22
$989,093
$44,959
136
IL
Loyola University Chicago
10,261
36
$1,615,446
$44,874
137
WV
Marshall University
7,917
18
$807,654
$44,870
138
TX
Houston Baptist University
2,160
15
$670,339
$44,689
139
AL
University of South Alabama
9,596
18
$795,976
$44,221
140
GA
Georgia State University
19,062
16
$706,290
$44,143
141
MD
University of Maryland-College Park
26,174
14
$612,105
$43,722
142
TX
University of Houston
25,399
22
$952,701
$43,305
143
KS
Wichita State University
8,566
26
$1,123,910
$43,227
144
TN
Tennessee State University
5,696
12
$517,693
$43,141
145
CT
Quinnipiac University
6,784
18
$763,356
$42,409
146
PA
Robert Morris University
3,940
15
$633,611
$42,241
147
WI
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
4,042
15
$627,960
$41,864
148
TX
The University of Texas at Arlington
16,663
17
$711,012
$41,824
149
MI
Oakland University
12,917
16
$667,709
$41,732
150
TN
Austin Peay State University
6,935
13
$541,508
$41,654
151
FL
University of North Florida
9,629
12
$495,246
$41,271
152
NY
Canisius College
2,453
14
$577,523
$41,252
153
CA
University of California-Riverside
19,533
20
$824,961
$41,248
154
TX
Abilene Christian University
3,550
15
$615,878
$41,059
155
SD
University of South Dakota
4,922
15
$613,711
$40,914
156
UT
Weber State University
10,265
15
$607,443
$40,496
157
RI
Providence College
3,768
18
$728,095
$40,450
158
LA
Southeastern Louisiana University
9,010
13
$516,060
$39,697
159
KY
Murray State University
6,916
12
$476,305
$39,692
160
TX
Stephen F Austin State University
9,571
16
$626,617
$39,164
161
NM
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
15,732
18
$702,560
$39,031
162
MA
College of the Holy Cross
2,689
15
$581,640
$38,776
163
MA
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
9,906
16
$620,095
$38,756
164
TN
East Tennessee State University
9,333
13
$502,202
$38,631
165
SC
Wofford College
1,664
18
$695,033
$38,613
166
AL
Troy University
9,329
17
$653,988
$38,470
167
CA
Fresno Pacific University
2,074
14
$537,590
$38,399
168
IN
Indiana State University
9,347
16
$611,485
$38,218
169
NY
Manhattan College
3,444
17
$649,690
$38,217
170
IN
Purdue University-Main Campus
29,301
14
$532,448
$38,032
171
WY
University of Wyoming
8,099
17
$640,908
$37,700
172
TN
Tennessee Technological University
8,386
18
$675,234
$37,513
173
NE
University of Nebraska at Omaha
9,820
14
$520,292
$37,164
174
IL
Bradley University
4,278
18
$667,081
$37,060
175
GA
Georgia Southern University
15,912
19
$696,833
$36,675
176
WI
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
17,373
18
$659,690
$36,649
177
MS
University of Southern Mississippi
10,242
16
$582,088
$36,381
178
SC
Presbyterian College
943
13
$472,693
$36,361
179
AK
University of Alaska Anchorage
6,560
19
$690,758
$36,356
180
FL
Bethune-Cookman University
3,583
17
$616,146
$36,244
181
NJ
New Jersey Institute of Technology
6,152
30
$1,084,321
$36,144
182
OH
Youngstown State University
8,618
17
$611,848
$35,991
183
CT
University of New Haven
4,551
12
$430,141
$35,845
184
MN
Concordia University-Saint Paul
1,334
14
$500,211
$35,729
185
NC
Appalachian State University
15,450
18
$642,411
$35,690
186
AZ
Grand Canyon University
14,542
43
$1,532,666
$35,643
187
MD
Towson University
16,827
21
$744,005
$35,429
188
TX
Texas State University
28,180
21
$743,658
$35,412
189
CT
Yale University
5,468
16
$563,292
$35,206
190
OR
University of Oregon
18,309
15
$527,688
$35,179
191
MO
Columbia College
6,341
12
$421,197
$35,100
192
FL
Stetson University
3,017
17
$593,033
$34,884
193
FL
Rollins College
2,450
17
$591,751
$34,809
194
OH
Cleveland State University
9,148
17
$586,518
$34,501
195
CO
Colorado School of Mines
4,359
15
$516,933
$34,462
196
IN
University of Indianapolis
3,589
16
$549,576
$34,349
197
IL
Eastern Illinois University
5,117
15
$510,251
$34,017
198
RI
Bryant University
3,399
17
$572,692
$33,688
199
IL
Western Illinois University
7,482
19
$639,991
$33,684
200
SD
Augustana University
1,553
17
$572,271
$33,663

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