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Best D3 Women's Volleyball Programs in California, Ranked by Resources
Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 11 D3 women's Volleyball programs in California by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.
with an average operating budget of $51,566, and rosters of about 20 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.
Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
11
Avg. Op. Budget
$51,566
Top programs
Showing 10 of 11 programs.
Rank
Program
Aid/Athlete
Op. Budget
Recruiting
1
1. California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$79,471
Recruiting
$6,129
2
2. Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$39,622
Recruiting
$2,987
3
3. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$39,622
Recruiting
$2,987
4
4. University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$156,857
Recruiting
$4,653
5
5. University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$42,614
Recruiting
$3,801
6
6. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$54,384
Recruiting
$2,578
7
7. Whittier College
Whittier, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$29,721
Recruiting
$928
8
8. Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$33,302
Recruiting
$2,108
9
9. California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$34,398
Recruiting
$1,637
10
10. Chapman University
Orange, CA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$25,578
Recruiting
$496
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