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Best D3 Men's Volleyball Programs, Ranked by Operating Budget
A program's operating budget shows how much it spends to run the team day to day — from travel and equipment to coaching staff. Below, we've ranked all 118 D3 men's Volleyball programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across D3 men's Volleyball programs is $40,754, with average recruiting spend around $1,989. Programs with larger budgets don't always offer more aid, but they tend to signal a higher level of institutional commitment.
Use this ranking to compare program spending, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
118
Avg. Op. Budget
$40,754
Avg. Recruiting
$1,989
Avg. Revenue
$109,040
Top programs
Showing 10 of 118 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. Benedictine University
Lisle, IL
Operating Budget
$164,797
Recruiting
$1,325
Revenue
$331,321
2
2. California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
Operating Budget
$104,543
Recruiting
$1,833
Revenue
$251,545
3
3. University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Operating Budget
$99,655
Recruiting
$2,931
Revenue
$257,064
4
4. Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Operating Budget
$92,907
Recruiting
$2,384
Revenue
$242,288
5
5. St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY
Operating Budget
$91,335
Recruiting
$4,492
Revenue
$186,839
6
6. Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
Operating Budget
$87,001
Recruiting
$5,392
Revenue
$240,383
7
7. New York University
New York, NY
Operating Budget
$85,732
Recruiting
$8,063
Revenue
$246,320
8
8. Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
Operating Budget
$84,642
Recruiting
$1,924
Revenue
$201,343
9
9. SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY
Operating Budget
$84,273
Recruiting
$2,926
Revenue
$199,609
10
10. Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI
Operating Budget
$81,008
Recruiting
$2,227
Revenue
$110,459
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