Beach Volleyball

179 schools sponsor varsity Beach Volleyball teams:

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 Campus		State	Division		Tea	ms		Average Scholarship		Avr SAT Math	Avr ACT Comp	Admission Rate	In-State Tuition	Out of State Tuition
Huntingdon College	Montgomery		AL	NCAA III			W		-		534	22	54%	26,400	26,400
Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville		AL	NCAA  I			W		13,237		480	21	64%	9,720	19,440
Spring Hill College	Mobile		AL	NCAA II			W		10,593		535	23	54%	21,100	21,100
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham		AL	NCAA  I			W		19,913		595	26	81%	8,568	20,400
University of Mobile	Mobile		AL	NAIA			W		18,260				67%	23,160	23,160
University of North Alabama	Florence		AL	NCAA  I			W		13,121				83%	9,600	19,200
Hendrix College	Conway		AR	NCAA III			W		-				71%	33,000	33,000
University of Central Arkansas	Conway		AR	NCAA  I			W		10,932		520	24	94%	6,870	13,740
Arizona Christian University	Phoenix		AZ	NAIA			W		13,298		505	20	71%	28,874	28,874
Arizona State University	Tempe		AZ	NCAA  I			W		19,937		610	25	88%	10,710	28,800
Benedictine University - Mesa	Mesa		AZ	NAIA			W		6,205				65%	22,400	22,400
Grand Canyon University	Phoenix		AZ	NCAA  I			W		14,947				81%	16,500	16,500
Mesa Community College	Mesa		AZ	NJCAA			W		652					2,040	7,824
Ottawa University - Arizona	Surprise		AZ	NAIA			W		13,437		470	24	28%	29,600	29,600
Park University - Gilbert	Gilbert		AZ	NAIA			W		6,570					11,880	11,880
South Mountain CC	Phoenix		AZ	NJCAA			W		566					2,040	7,824
University of Arizona	Tucson		AZ	NCAA  I			W		33,312		615	25	85%	11,299	35,821
Bakersfield College	Bakersfield		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,380	9,330
Cabrillo College	Aptos		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,472
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo		CA	NCAA  I			W		11,709		665	29	38%	5,742	17,622
Cal State - Bakersfield	Bakersfield		CA	NCAA  I			W		9,150				78%	5,742	17,622
Cal State - Los Angeles	Los Angeles		CA	NCAA II			W		6,032		480	18	76%	5,742	17,622
Cal State - Northridge	Northridge		CA	NCAA  I			W		10,075		495	19	66%	5,742	17,622
College of Marin	Kentfield		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,380	9,750
College of San Mateo	San Mateo		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,364	10,016
College of the Desert	Palm Desert		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,288	8,932
College of the Redwoods	Eureka		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,496
Concordia University-Irvine	Irvine		CA	NCAA II			W		7,805		555	23	78%	37,990	37,990
Cypress College	Cypress		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,856
De Anza College	Cupertino		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,395	10,620
El Camino College	Torrance		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	7,968
Feather River CC	Quincy		CA	CCCAA			W		40					1,380	9,450
Fresno City College	Fresno		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,304
Fullerton College	Fullerton		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	7,752
Gavilan College	Gilroy		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	7,152
Glendale Community College	Glendale		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	7,464
Golden West College	Huntington Beach		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,472
Grossmont College	El Cajon		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,288	9,884
Hope International University	Fullerton		CA	NAIA			W		22,432		505	21	38%	34,250	34,250
Irvine Valley College	Irvine		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,784
Life Pacific College	San Dimas		CA	NAIA			W		4,753		498	21	93%	17,400	17,400
Long Beach City College	Long Beach		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,472	11,360
Long Beach State	Long Beach		CA	NCAA  I			W		9,161		565	23	42%	5,742	17,622
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles		CA	NCAA  I			W		27,105		650	29	50%	52,310	52,310
Master's University	Santa Clarita		CA	NAIA			W		10,554				60%	27,950	27,950
MiraCosta College	Oceanside		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,472
Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,064
Moorpark College	Moorpark		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,344	8,092
Mt San Antonio College	Walnut		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,288	9,968
Mt San Jacinto College	San Jacinto		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,380	11,250
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,304
Palomar College	San Marcos		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,288	9,884
Pepperdine University	Malibu		CA	NCAA  I			W		32,046		660	29	42%	59,450	59,450
Rio Hondo College	Whittier		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,316	9,812
Riverside City College	Riverside		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,380	10,080
Sacramento State	Sacramento		CA	NCAA  I			W		11,189		510	20	83%	5,742	17,622
Saddleback College	Mission Viejo		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,288	10,248
Saint Mary's College	Moraga		CA	NCAA  I			W		21,906		577	25	77%	51,568	51,568
San Diego Christian College	Santee		CA	NAIA			W		16,348		499	21	50%	32,630	32,630
San Diego City College	San Diego		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,472
San Diego Mesa College	San Diego		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,472
San Diego Miramar College	San Diego		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,472
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,288	9,072
San Jose State University	San Jose		CA	NCAA  I			W		15,767		570	23	67%	5,742	17,622
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,712
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	8,472
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara		CA	NCAA  I			W		19,456		695	30	51%	55,224	55,224
Santa Monica College	Santa Monica		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	9,048
Sierra College	Rocklin		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,104	7,848
Stanford University	Palo Alto		CA	NCAA  I			W		30,370		760	33	5%	55,473	55,473
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley		CA	NCAA  I			W		12,778		725	33	17%	11,442	41,196
University of California-Davis	Davis		CA	NCAA  I			W		13,544		660	29	46%	11,442	41,196
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles		CA	NCAA  I			W		20,646				14%	11,442	41,196
University of Saint Katherine	Marcos		CA	NAIA			W		8,365		540	21	64%	24,900	24,900
University of San Francisco	San Francisco		CA	NCAA  I			W		37,569		620	27	70%	52,920	52,920
University of Southern California	Los Angeles		CA	NCAA  I			W		33,366		735	32	16%	60,446	60,446
University of the Pacific	Stockton		CA	NCAA  I			W		28,301		610	26	71%	51,628	51,628
Vanguard University	Costa Mesa		CA	NAIA			W		7,824		515	21	50%	37,000	37,000
Ventura College	Ventura		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,344	8,092
West Valley College	Saratoga		CA	CCCAA			W		-					1,380	10,590
Westcliff University	Irvine		CA	NAIA		M	W		13,437				72%	16,500	16,500
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction		CO	NCAA II			W		4,607				75%	8,020	21,342
Trinidad State College	Trinidad		CO	NJCAA			W		8,017					4,600	7,969
Ave Maria University	Ave Maria		FL	NAIA			W		4,484		555	25	92%	23,521	23,521
Eckerd College	Saint Petersburg		FL	NCAA II			W		21,606				69%	47,044	47,044
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton		FL	NCAA  I			W		13,257		560	24	75%	2,522	14,374
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers		FL	NCAA  I			W		14,952		555	23	77%	4,191	22,328
Florida International University	Miami		FL	NCAA  I			W		13,711		580	26	58%	4,721	16,529
Florida Memorial University	Miami Gardens		FL	NAIA			W		6,782				38%	12,576	12,576
Florida Southern College	Lakeland		FL	NCAA II			W		12,116		590	27	50%	38,180	38,180
Florida State College at Jacksonville	Jacksonville		FL	NJCAA			W		7,295					2,518	9,632
Florida State University	Tallahassee		FL	NCAA  I			W		20,258		635	29	32%	5,616	18,746
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville		FL	NCAA  I			W		18,302			22	78%	42,250	42,250
Lake-Sumter State College	Leesburg		FL	NJCAA			W		4,122					3,292	13,276
Palm Beach Atlantic University	West Palm Beach		FL	NCAA II			W		9,486		540	24	92%	33,538	33,538
Palm Beach State College	Lake Worth		FL	NJCAA			W		12,818					3,030	10,890
Saint Johns River State College	Palatka		FL	NJCAA			W		2,042					2,067	8,403
Saint Leo University	Saint Leo		FL	NCAA II			W		10,032				73%	23,990	23,990
Southeastern University	Lakeland		FL	NAIA			W		8,068		520	22	43%	27,320	27,320
St Thomas University	Miami Gardens		FL	NAIA			W		11,009		490	19	60%	31,800	31,800
State College of Florida-Manatee	Bradenton		FL	NJCAA			W		7,853					2,365	2,365
Stetson University	DeLand		FL	NCAA  I			W		19,075				81%	50,440	50,440
University of North Florida	Jacksonville		FL	NCAA  I			W		9,072		555	24	80%	4,281	17,999
University of South Florida	Tampa		FL	NCAA  I			W		11,828		615	28	49%	4,559	15,473
University of Tampa	Tampa		FL	NCAA II			W		8,663		575	25	56%	29,162	29,162
Warner University	Lake Wales		FL	NAIA			W		10,977				54%	26,194	26,194
Webber International University	Babson Park		FL	NAIA		M	W		6,642		472	17	38%	26,792	26,792
Berry College	Mount Berry		GA	NCAA III			W		-				77%	38,430	38,430
Georgia State University	Atlanta		GA	NCAA  I			W		134		570	23	82%	7,158	22,389
LaGrange College	Lagrange		GA	NCAA III			W		-		522	22	60%	32,000	32,000
Mercer University	Macon		GA	NCAA  I			W		21,825		625	28	78%	38,446	38,446
Truett-McConnell College	Cleveland		GA	NAIA			W		5,420		510	21	97%	21,792	21,792
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu		HI	NCAA  I			W		21,842		585	24	84%	11,304	33,336
Boise State University	Boise		ID	NCAA  I			W		18,755		555	24	77%	5,532	22,452
Eastern Illinois University	Charleston		IL	NCAA  I			W		9,074		520	21	56%	9,472	11,840
McKendree University	Lebanon		IL	NCAA II			W		6,250		540	23	70%	31,700	31,700
Ottawa University	Ottawa		KS	NAIA			W		11,634		470	20	70%	33,380	33,380
Eastern Kentucky University	Richmond		KY	NCAA  I			W		18,988		525	22	98%	9,452	19,724
Morehead State University	Morehead		KY	NCAA  I			W		14,745				77%	9,082	13,726
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge		LA	NCAA  I			W		32,899		590	26	73%	8,038	8,038
Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans		LA	NAIA			W		11,153		555	24	72%	41,698	41,698
Nicholls State University	Thibodaux		LA	NCAA  I			W		9,354		545	22	93%	4,922	6,015
Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond		LA	NCAA  I			W		12,781			22	97%	5,777	18,255
Tulane University	New Orleans		LA	NCAA  I			W		39,985		730	32	11%	56,684	56,684
University of Louisiana at Monroe	Monroe		LA	NCAA  I			W		15,760		540	22	78%	5,788	17,888
University of New Orleans	New Orleans		LA	NCAA  I			W		10,451		545	21	83%	6,090	10,926
Stevenson University	Stevenson		MD	NCAA III		M	W		-				89%	35,504	35,504
Lindenwood University	Saint Charles		MO	NCAA  I			W		4,572		540	22	92%	18,540	18,540
Missouri Baptist University	Saint Louis		MO	NAIA			W		12,575		460	21	65%	29,076	29,076
Missouri State University	Springfield		MO	NCAA  I			W		11,075		560	24	87%	7,196	15,400
Park University	Parkville		MO	NAIA			W		6,570					11,880	11,880
Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar		MO	NCAA II			W		10,548		532	22	73%	25,100	25,100
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg		MS	NCAA  I			W		14,530			23	96%	9,094	11,094
William Carey University	Hattiesburg		MS	NAIA			W		7,847		600	24	55%	13,050	13,050
Catawba College	Salisbury		NC	NCAA II			W		9,615		520	20	52%	32,380	32,380
Catawba Valley CC	Hickory		NC	NJCAA			W		588					2,128	7,504
Gaston College	Dallas		NC	NJCAA			W							2,432	8,576
Sandhills CC	Pinehurst		NC	NJCAA			W		-					2,598	8,742
St Andrews University	Laurinburg		NC	NAIA			W		10,097				61%	27,630	27,630
Univ of North Carolina Wilmington	Wilmington		NC	NCAA  I			W		9,999		610	25	68%	4,443	18,508
Wake Technical CC	Raleigh		NC	NJCAA			W		543					2,432	8,576
University of Nebraska	Lincoln		NE	NCAA  I			W		19,804		615	25	78%	7,770	24,900
Wayne State College	Wayne		NE	NCAA II			W		3,610					5,700	5,700
Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Bartlesville		OK	NAIA			W		8,760		520	21	83%	27,998	27,998
Bushnell University	Eugene		OR	NAIA			W		4,730		540	21	68%	32,100	32,100
Corban University	Salem		OR	NAIA			W		18,426		530	21	48%	33,688	33,688
Southern Oregon University	Ashland		OR	NAIA			W		2,160		535	22	90%	9,045	26,865
University of Oregon	Eugene		OR	NCAA  I			W		25,283		590	26	84%	11,974	38,017
University of Portland	Portland		OR	NCAA  I			W		27,002		610	26	77%	49,424	49,424
Bob Jones University	Greenville		SC	NCAA III			W		-					19,100	19,100
Coastal Carolina University	Conway		SC	NCAA  I			W		19,106		545	22	70%	11,460	27,214
College of Charleston	Charleston		SC	NCAA  I			W		15,016		560	25	74%	12,518	33,978
Erskine College	Due West		SC	NCAA II		M	W		8,849		500	19	60%	34,435	34,435
Spartanburg Methodist College	Spartanburg		SC	NJCAA			W		1,540				83%	15,750	15,750
University of South Carolina	Columbia		SC	NCAA  I			W		20,987		615	28	68%	12,288	33,528
Austin Peay State University	Clarksville		TN	NCAA  I			W		16,805		513	22	91%	6,816	12,360
Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City		TN	NCAA II			W		12,191		520	22	79%	29,920	29,920
Tennessee Tech University	Cookeville		TN	NCAA  I			W		18,433		565	25	80%	8,520	18,552
Tusculum College	Greeneville		TN	NCAA II			W		7,640		505	21	67%	25,860	25,860
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga		TN	NCAA  I			W		16,886		545	24	83%	7,992	24,110
University of Tennessee-Martin	Martin		TN	NCAA  I			W		9,752			24	65%	8,378	14,418
Cedar Valley College	Lancaster		TX	NJCAA			W		-					1,896	4,800
East Texas Baptist University	Marshall		TX	NCAA III			W		-				92%	26,700	26,700
Houston Christian University	Houston		TX	NCAA  I			W		14,610		540	23	72%	33,250	33,250
Stephen F Austin State University	Nacogdoches		TX	NCAA  I			W		10,563		525	21	76%	7,842	18,858
Texas A & M - Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi		TX	NCAA  I			W		58,591		540	21	90%	4,913	15,299
Texas A & M - Kingsville	Kingsville		TX	NCAA II			W		6,634		500	19	88%	5,137	18,133
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth		TX	NCAA  I			W		34,381		605	28	48%	51,570	51,570
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	Belton		TX	NCAA III			W		-		540	22	90%	28,950	28,950
University of Texas	Austin		TX	NCAA  I			W		19,535		675	30	32%	11,752	40,996
University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso		TX	NCAA  I			W		23,837				99%	7,704	23,112
Salt Lake CC	Salt Lake City		UT	NJCAA			W		6,338					3,632	12,280
University of Utah	Salt Lake City		UT	NCAA  I			W		24,051		620	26	79%	7,749	27,201
Bryant & Stratton College	Virginia Beach		VA	NJCAA		M	W		12,608					17,836	17,836
Richard Bland College	S. Prince George		VA	NJCAA			W		5,449				71%	6,000	11,970
University of Lynchburg	Lynchburg		VA	NCAA III			W		-				97%	33,500	33,500
Northwest University	Kirkland		WA	NAIA			W		7,560		543	22	93%	33,500	33,500
University of Washington	Seattle		WA	NCAA  I			W		22,948		682	30	56%	10,927	38,757
Bryant & Stratton College	Wauwatosa		WI	NJCAA			W		9,307					18,983	18,983