Beach Volleyball

179 schools sponsor varsity Beach Volleyball teams:
 Total # of teamsTotal # of AthletesAverage RosterScholarship limit Average Scholarship *
DivisionSchoolsWomen'sMen'sWomenMenWomen'sMen'sWomenMenWomenMen
NCAA I6767-1,202-18-618,990
NCAA II17171299818857,950
NCAA III991132161516
NAIA 30302456521526
CCCAA3838-504-13-
NJCAA1818-210-12-142,838
Totals17917942,802761619

Beach volleyball is recognized by NCAA Division I and II schools as an emerging sport for women and is an equivalency sport which means athletic scholarships can be split into partial awards in any proportion up to the maximum allowed. For example, an NCAA I School could award 12 players each a 1/2 scholarship and not exceed the limit of 6 scholarships per team. NCAA I schools that do not sponsor indoor Women’s Volleyball are allowed an annual limit of 8 equivalency scholarships for Beach Volleyball. See our page on scholarship limits for more information. 

*  Average athletic scholarship is the average annual award per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this.

Do you have the skills to play Beach Volleyball in College?

What level of player are coaches looking for and who are you competing with for a roster spot? A good way to get an idea is to look at the high-school bios of players currently on the roster of schools that interest you.

Stats & Links to all US Colleges sponsoring Beach Volleyball teams:

Hover over individual states on the map below to see how many schools sponsor varsity Beach Volleyball programs. The following table has information on each sponsoring school and links to all 179 team sites.

Schools with varsity Beach Volleyball teams 2022-23

Schools with varsity Beach Volleyball
teams 2022-23
City / Main CampusStateDivisionTeamsAverage ScholarshipAvr SAT MathAvr ACT CompAdmission Rate In-State Tuition  Out of State Tuition 
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomeryALNCAA III W                   -              534               22 54%     26,400             26,400
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonvilleALNCAA  IW          13,237            480               21 64%        9,720             19,440
Spring Hill CollegeMobileALNCAA II W          10,593            535               23 54%     21,100             21,100
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamALNCAA  IW          19,913            595               26 81%        8,568             20,400
University of MobileMobileALNAIA   W          18,260       67%     23,160             23,160
University of North AlabamaFlorenceALNCAA  IW          13,121       83%        9,600             19,200
Hendrix CollegeConwayARNCAA III W                   -         71%     33,000             33,000
University of Central ArkansasConwayARNCAA  IW          10,932            520               24 94%        6,870             13,740
Arizona Christian UniversityPhoenixAZNAIA  W          13,298            505               20 71%     28,874             28,874
Arizona State UniversityTempeAZNCAA  IW          19,937            610               25 88%     10,710             28,800
Benedictine University - MesaMesaAZNAIA  W            6,205 65%     22,400             22,400
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenixAZNCAA  IW          14,947       81%     16,500             16,500
Mesa Community CollegeMesaAZNJCAA W                652               2,040               7,824
Ottawa University - ArizonaSurpriseAZNAIA W          13,437            470               24 28%     29,600             29,600
Park University - GilbertGilbertAZNAIA   W            6,570      11,880             11,880
South Mountain CCPhoenixAZNJCAA W                566               2,040               7,824
University of ArizonaTucsonAZNCAA  IW          33,312            615               25 85%     11,299             35,821
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldCACCCAAW                   -                 1,380               9,330
Cabrillo CollegeAptosCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,472
Cal Poly - San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoCANCAA  IW          11,709            665               29 38%        5,742             17,622
Cal State - BakersfieldBakersfieldCANCAA  IW            9,150       78%        5,742             17,622
Cal State - Los AngelesLos AngelesCANCAA II W            6,032            480               18 76%        5,742             17,622
Cal State - NorthridgeNorthridgeCANCAA  IW          10,075            495               19 66%        5,742             17,622
College of MarinKentfieldCACCCAAW                   -                 1,380               9,750
College of San MateoSan MateoCACCCAAW                   -              1,364             10,016
College of the DesertPalm DesertCACCCAAW                   -                 1,288               8,932
College of the RedwoodsEurekaCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,496
Concordia University-IrvineIrvineCANCAA IIW            7,805            555               23 78%     37,990             37,990
Cypress CollegeCypressCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,856
De Anza CollegeCupertinoCACCCAAW                   -                 1,395             10,620
El Camino College TorranceCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               7,968
Feather River CC QuincyCACCCAAW                  40               1,380               9,450
Fresno City CollegeFresnoCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,304
Fullerton CollegeFullertonCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               7,752
Gavilan CollegeGilroyCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               7,152
Glendale Community CollegeGlendaleCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               7,464
Golden West CollegeHuntington BeachCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,472
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonCACCCAAW                   -                 1,288               9,884
Hope International UniversityFullertonCANAIA  W          22,432            505               21 38%     34,250             34,250
Irvine Valley CollegeIrvineCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,784
Life Pacific CollegeSan DimasCANAIA  W            4,753            498               21 93%     17,400             17,400
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachCACCCAAW                   -                 1,472             11,360
Long Beach State Long BeachCANCAA  IW            9,161            565               23 42%        5,742             17,622
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos AngelesCANCAA  IW          27,105            650               29 50%     52,310             52,310
Master's UniversitySanta ClaritaCANAIA   W          10,554       60%     27,950             27,950
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,472
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,064
Moorpark CollegeMoorparkCACCCAA W                   -                 1,344               8,092
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutCACCCAAW                   -                 1,288               9,968
Mt San Jacinto CollegeSan JacintoCACCCAAW                   -                 1,380             11,250
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,304
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosCACCCAAW                   -                 1,288               9,884
Pepperdine UniversityMalibuCANCAA  IW          32,046            660               29 42%     59,450             59,450
Rio Hondo CollegeWhittierCACCCAAW                   -                 1,316               9,812
Riverside City CollegeRiversideCACCCAAW                   -                 1,380             10,080
Sacramento State SacramentoCANCAA  IW          11,189            510               20 83%        5,742             17,622
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoCACCCAAW                   -                 1,288             10,248
Saint Mary's College MoragaCANCAA  IW          21,906            577               25 77%     51,568             51,568
San Diego Christian CollegeSanteeCANAIA  W          16,348            499               21 50%     32,630             32,630
San Diego City CollegeSan DiegoCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,472
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoCACCCAAW                   -              1,104               8,472
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan DiegoCACCCAAW                   -              1,104               8,472
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonCACCCAAW                   -              1,288               9,072
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseCANCAA  IW          15,767            570               23 67%        5,742             17,622
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaCACCCAAW                   -                 1,104               8,712
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraCACCCAAW                   -              1,104               8,472
Santa Clara UniversitySanta ClaraCANCAA  IW          19,456            695               30 51%     55,224             55,224
Santa Monica CollegeSanta MonicaCACCCAAW                   -              1,104               9,048
Sierra CollegeRocklinCACCCAAW                   -              1,104               7,848
Stanford UniversityPalo AltoCANCAA  IW          30,370            760               33 5%     55,473             55,473
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyCANCAA  IW          12,778            725               33 17%     11,442             41,196
University of California-DavisDavisCANCAA  IW          13,544            660               29 46%     11,442             41,196
University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesCANCAA  IW          20,646       14%     11,442             41,196
University of Saint KatherineMarcosCANAIA W            8,365            540               21 64%     24,900             24,900
University of San FranciscoSan FranciscoCANCAA  IW          37,569            620               27 70%     52,920             52,920
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCANCAA  IW          33,366            735               32 16%     60,446             60,446
University of the PacificStocktonCANCAA  IW          28,301            610               26 71%     51,628             51,628
Vanguard University  Costa MesaCANAIA  W            7,824            515               21 50%     37,000             37,000
Ventura CollegeVenturaCACCCAAW                   -              1,344               8,092
West Valley CollegeSaratogaCACCCAAW                   -              1,380             10,590
Westcliff UniversityIrvineCANAIAMW          13,437 72%     16,500             16,500
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand JunctionCONCAA II W            4,607       75%        8,020             21,342
Trinidad State CollegeTrinidadCONJCAA W            8,017            4,600               7,969
Ave Maria UniversityAve MariaFLNAIA  W            4,484            555               25 92%     23,521             23,521
Eckerd CollegeSaint PetersburgFLNCAA II W          21,606       69%     47,044             47,044
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonFLNCAA  IW          13,257            560               24 75%        2,522             14,374
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort MyersFLNCAA  IW          14,952            555               23 77%        4,191             22,328
Florida International UniversityMiamiFLNCAA  IW          13,711            580               26 58%        4,721             16,529
Florida Memorial UniversityMiami GardensFLNAIA  W            6,782       38%     12,576             12,576
Florida Southern CollegeLakelandFLNCAA II W          12,116            590               27 50%     38,180             38,180
Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonvilleFLNJCAA  W            7,295            2,518               9,632
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeFLNCAA  IW          20,258            635               29 32%        5,616             18,746
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonvilleFLNCAA  IW          18,302                  22 78%     42,250             42,250
Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburgFLNJCAA   W            4,122            3,292             13,276
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm BeachFLNCAA II W            9,486            540               24 92%     33,538             33,538
Palm Beach State CollegeLake WorthFLNJCAA  W          12,818            3,030             10,890
Saint Johns River State CollegePalatkaFLNJCAA  W            2,042            2,067               8,403
Saint Leo UniversitySaint LeoFLNCAA II W          10,032       73%     23,990             23,990
Southeastern UniversityLakelandFLNAIA  W            8,068            520               22 43%     27,320             27,320
St Thomas UniversityMiami GardensFLNAIA  W          11,009            490               19 60%     31,800             31,800
State College of Florida-ManateeBradentonFLNJCAA  W            7,853            2,365               2,365
Stetson UniversityDeLandFLNCAA  IW          19,075       81%     50,440             50,440
University of North FloridaJacksonvilleFLNCAA  I W            9,072            555               24 80%        4,281             17,999
University of South FloridaTampaFLNCAA  IW          11,828            615               28 49%        4,559             15,473
University of TampaTampaFLNCAA II W            8,663            575               25 56%     29,162             29,162
Warner UniversityLake WalesFLNAIA   W          10,977       54%     26,194             26,194
Webber International UniversityBabson ParkFLNAIA  MW            6,642            472               17 38%     26,792             26,792
Berry CollegeMount BerryGANCAA III W                   -         77%     38,430             38,430
Georgia State UniversityAtlantaGANCAA  IW                134            570               23 82%        7,158             22,389
LaGrange CollegeLagrangeGANCAA III W                   -              522               22 60%     32,000             32,000
Mercer UniversityMaconGANCAA  IW          21,825            625               28 78%     38,446             38,446
Truett-McConnell CollegeClevelandGANAIA  W            5,420            510               21 97%     21,792             21,792
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonoluluHINCAA  IW          21,842            585               24 84%     11,304             33,336
Boise State UniversityBoiseIDNCAA  IW          18,755            555               24 77%        5,532             22,452
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonILNCAA  IW            9,074            520               21 56%        9,472             11,840
McKendree UniversityLebanonILNCAA II  W            6,250            540               23 70%     31,700             31,700
Ottawa UniversityOttawaKSNAIA  W          11,634            470               20 70%     33,380             33,380
Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmondKYNCAA  IW          18,988            525               22 98%        9,452             19,724
Morehead State UniversityMoreheadKYNCAA  IW          14,745       77%        9,082             13,726
Louisiana State University Baton RougeLANCAA  IW          32,899            590               26 73%        8,038               8,038
Loyola University New OrleansNew OrleansLANAIA  W          11,153            555               24 72%     41,698             41,698
Nicholls State UniversityThibodauxLANCAA  IW            9,354            545               22 93%        4,922               6,015
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammondLANCAA  IW          12,781                  22 97%        5,777             18,255
Tulane University New OrleansLANCAA  IW          39,985            730               32 11%     56,684             56,684
University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroeLANCAA  IW          15,760            540               22 78%        5,788             17,888
University of New OrleansNew OrleansLANCAA  IW          10,451            545               21 83%        6,090             10,926
Stevenson UniversityStevensonMDNCAA III MW                   -         89%     35,504             35,504
Lindenwood UniversitySaint CharlesMONCAA  I W            4,572            540               22 92%     18,540             18,540
Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint LouisMONAIA  W          12,575            460               21 65%     29,076             29,076
Missouri State UniversitySpringfieldMONCAA  IW          11,075            560               24 87%        7,196             15,400
Park University ParkvilleMONAIA  W            6,570      11,880             11,880
Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivarMONCAA II  W          10,548            532               22 73%     25,100             25,100
University of Southern MississippiHattiesburgMSNCAA  IW          14,530                  23 96%        9,094             11,094
William Carey UniversityHattiesburgMSNAIA  W            7,847            600               24 55%     13,050             13,050
Catawba CollegeSalisburyNCNCAA II W            9,615            520               20 52%     32,380             32,380
Catawba Valley CCHickoryNCNJCAA  W                588         2,128               7,504
Gaston CollegeDallas NCNJCAA W           2,432               8,576
Sandhills CCPinehurstNCNJCAA W                   -           2,598               8,742
St Andrews UniversityLaurinburgNCNAIA   W          10,097       61%     27,630             27,630
Univ of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmingtonNCNCAA  IW            9,999            610               25 68%        4,443             18,508
Wake Technical CCRaleighNCNJCAA  W                543         2,432               8,576
University of NebraskaLincolnNENCAA  IW          19,804            615               25 78%        7,770             24,900
Wayne State CollegeWayneNENCAA II W            3,610         5,700               5,700
Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesvilleOKNAIA  W            8,760            520               21 83%     27,998             27,998
Bushnell UniversityEugeneORNAIA  W            4,730            540               21 68%     32,100             32,100
Corban UniversitySalemORNAIA  W          18,426            530               21 48%     33,688             33,688
Southern Oregon UniversityAshlandORNAIA  W            2,160            535               22 90%        9,045             26,865
University of OregonEugeneORNCAA  IW          25,283            590               26 84%     11,974             38,017
University of PortlandPortlandORNCAA  IW          27,002            610               26 77%     49,424             49,424
Bob Jones UniversityGreenvilleSCNCAA III  W                   -        19,100             19,100
Coastal Carolina UniversityConwaySCNCAA  IW          19,106            545               22 70%     11,460             27,214
College of CharlestonCharlestonSCNCAA  IW          15,016            560               25 74%     12,518             33,978
Erskine CollegeDue WestSCNCAA II MW            8,849            500               19 60%     34,435             34,435
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburgSCNJCAA W            1,540       83%     15,750             15,750
University of South CarolinaColumbiaSCNCAA  IW          20,987            615               28 68%     12,288             33,528
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksvilleTNNCAA  IW          16,805            513               22 91%        6,816             12,360
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson CityTNNCAA II W          12,191            520               22 79%     29,920             29,920
Tennessee Tech UniversityCookevilleTNNCAA  IW          18,433            565               25 80%        8,520             18,552
Tusculum CollegeGreenevilleTNNCAA II W            7,640            505               21 67%     25,860             25,860
University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanoogaTNNCAA  IW          16,886            545               24 83%        7,992             24,110
University of Tennessee-MartinMartinTNNCAA  IW            9,752                  24 65%        8,378             14,418
Cedar Valley CollegeLancasterTXNJCAA W                   -           1,896               4,800
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshallTXNCAA III W                   -         92%     26,700             26,700
Houston Christian UniversityHoustonTXNCAA  IW          14,610            540               23 72%     33,250             33,250
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdochesTXNCAA  IW          10,563            525               21 76%        7,842             18,858
Texas A & M - Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiTXNCAA  IW          58,591            540               21 90%        4,913             15,299
Texas A & M - KingsvilleKingsvilleTXNCAA II W            6,634            500               19 88%        5,137             18,133
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthTXNCAA  IW          34,381            605               28 48%     51,570             51,570
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBeltonTXNCAA III W                   -              540               22 90%     28,950             28,950
University of Texas AustinTXNCAA  IW          19,535            675               30 32%     11,752             40,996
University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoTXNCAA  IW          23,837       99%        7,704             23,112
Salt Lake CCSalt Lake CityUTNJCAA W            6,338         3,632             12,280
University of UtahSalt Lake CityUTNCAA  IW          24,051            620               26 79%        7,749             27,201
Bryant & Stratton CollegeVirginia BeachVANJCAA  MW          12,608      17,836             17,836
Richard Bland College S. Prince GeorgeVANJCAA  W            5,449       71%        6,000             11,970
University of LynchburgLynchburgVANCAA III W                   -         97%     33,500             33,500
Northwest UniversityKirklandWANAIA  W            7,560            543               22 93%     33,500             33,500
University of WashingtonSeattleWANCAA  IW          22,948            682               30 56%     10,927             38,757
Bryant & Stratton CollegeWauwatosaWINJCAA W            9,307      18,983             18,983

 

# of Schools with Beach Volleyball teams by State 2022-23

# of Schools with Varsity Beach
Volleyball teams by State 2022-23
TotalNCAA INCAA IINCAA IIINAIACCCAANJCAA
California              64 172738
Florida              24 8565
Texas              10 6121
Arizona                9 342
Louisiana                7 61
North Carolina                7 1114
Alabama                6 3111
South Carolina                6 3111
Tennessee                6 42
Georgia                5 221
Missouri                5 212
Oregon                5 23
Virginia                3 12
Arkansas                2 11
Colorado                2 11
Illinois                2 11
Kentucky                2 2
Mississippi                2 11
Nebraska                2 11
Utah                2 11
Washington                2 11
Hawaii                1 1
Idaho                1 1
Kansas                1 1
Maryland                1 1
Oklahoma                1 1
Wisconsin                1 1
Totals17967179303818