FiftyStar
Volleyball recruiting

Where can your volleyball athlete actually play?

A named, specific list of college volleyball programs that fit — scored against your kills per set and what it really took to make each roster. Every division, D1 through D3. Not a brochure. A map.

Volleyball programs we've mapped

656programs
117D1
190D2
283D3
47NAIA
19JUCO

Each one scored against the athletes it actually recruits.

Scored against real rosters

Not a brochure. We place you against what it actually took to make each program's roster, division by division.

Reach, match, and safety by fit

Ranked by where you can realistically play and contribute — playing time and roster need, not prestige.

Real net cost by family income

What each school costs after aid at your income band, so the list is a plan you can afford, not a wish.

Coach outreach that's ready to send

A personalized first email to each program's coach, built from your own numbers.

Built for volleyball, position by position

We map every position, and score the ones that have a recruited-caliber stat on their own number:

Outside HitterOppositeSetterMiddle BlockerLiberoDefensive Specialist
Kills / setHitting %Assists / setDigs / setBlocks / setAces / set

What it takes

The volleyball numbers that get you recruited

Where recruited volleyball players land on kills per set, by level, from current college rosters. A directional bar to place yourself against, not a cutoff. Your real fit depends on position, competition, and more.

Women's volleyball

D1Top level
1.9
D2
1.6
D3
1.2
NAIA
1.4
JUCO
1.5
See where you actually fit

Where volleyball athletes at each level land

Not a projection — the real outcomes of comparable recruits. At each level of kills per set, here's the division mix athletes with those numbers actually reached, and a few of the programs that took them.

3.27
Kills per set · top 90%
D1 32%D2 34%D3 24%NAIA 6%JUCO 4%

e.g. Grand Valley State University, Roberts Wesleyan University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

2.20
Kills per set · top 70%
D1 26%D2 34%D3 30%NAIA 4%JUCO 6%

e.g. Florida Southern College, Northwest Missouri State University, Southwest Baptist University

1.50
Kills per set · top 50%
D1 18%D2 30%D3 36%NAIA 14%JUCO 2%

e.g. Chapman University, University of Redlands, Agnes Scott College

0.78
Kills per set · top 30%
D1 30%D2 22%D3 44%NAIA 2%Other 2%

e.g. Martin Luther College, Utica University, Nazareth University

Based on the recruited athletes we have verified high-school stats for. Coverage is deeper at higher divisions, so the mix leans toward them — read it as the shape of the funnel, not exact odds.

Volleyball recruiting calendar (NCAA D1, 2025–26)

When college coaches can contact, evaluate, or visit you — the dead, quiet, and contact windows that govern volleyball recruiting. Dates are from the official NCAA calendar; outside the restricted windows, the normal contact rules for your grad year apply.

Women's volleyball

  • Aug 1–Aug 31Quiet period
  • Sep 1–Nov 9Contact period
  • Nov 10–Nov 13Dead period
  • Nov 14–Nov 30Contact period
Dead / shutdownQuietContact / evaluation
Official NCAA volleyball calendar (PDF)

Volleyball recruiting, answered

What does it take to get recruited for volleyball in college?

It varies by division. FiftyStar scores you against your kills per set of the athletes each program actually recruits, across 656 volleyball programs from D1 through D3, so you see where your numbers really fit instead of guessing. Building the map is free.

How do I reach out to college volleyball coaches?

A short, specific email with your numbers and your film gets a reply where a mass blast gets ignored. FiftyStar drafts a personalized first email to each program's coach, built from your own volleyball numbers, ready to send.

What is the difference between D1, D2, and D3 volleyball recruiting?

They are different levels of play and roster need, and the right fit is about playing time, not prestige. We map all of them (117 D1, 190 D2, 283 D3) and rank where you can realistically play and contribute.

Is FiftyStar free for volleyball recruits?

Yes. Building your Target Map, the named and scored list of volleyball programs that fit, is free. Season Pass adds the maintained training plan, tracking, and the full recruiting calendar.

Your volleyball map, in a few minutes

Enter the basics, see the named and scored list, then refine it to exactly the schools worth your athlete's time.

Build your Volleyball Target Map