Lindenwood University ranked No. 1 for student volleyball participation in the state, according to a Watchdog analysis of college sports participation.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.
Lindenwood University‘s volleyball team consisted of 91 members, the highest student popularity number in Missouri.
In all, there are 945 students playing on 45 college and university volleyball teams in the state.
College volleyball participation rankings
| Rank | School | Division | Total Undergraduates | Volleyball Total Participation |
| 1 | Lindenwood University | NCAA Division II with football | 6,755 | 91 |
| 2 | Missouri Baptist University | NAIA Division I | 1,433 | 57 |
| 3 | Missouri Valley College | NAIA Division I | 1,329 | 56 |
| 4 | Culver-Stockton College | NAIA Division II | 944 | 49 |
| 5 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | NAIA Division I | 1,064 | 38 |
| 6 | Park University | NAIA Division I | 3,929 | 27 |
| 7 | William Woods University | NAIA Division I | 834 | 25 |
| 8 | Avila University | NAIA Division I | 1,094 | 23 |
| 9 | Fontbonne University | NCAA Division III without football | 819 | 23 |
| 10 | Webster University | NCAA Division III without football | 2,283 | 23 |
| 11 | Rockhurst University | NCAA Division II without football | 1,403 | 21 |
| 12 | Drury University | NCAA Division II without football | 2,349 | 19 |
| 13 | Missouri State University-Springfield | NCAA Division I-FCS | 15,008 | 19 |
| 14 | Washington University in St Louis | NCAA Division III with football | 6,863 | 19 |
| 15 | William Jewell College | NCAA Division II with football | 977 | 19 |
| 16 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | NCAA Division II with football | 6,201 | 18 |
| 17 | Saint Louis University | NCAA Division I
without football | 6,672 | 18 |
| 18 | Southeast Missouri State University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 7,721 | 18 |
| 19 | University of Missouri-St Louis | NCAA Division II without football | 5,249 | 18 |
| 20 | Southwest Baptist University | NCAA Division II with football | 1,821 | 17 |
| 21 | University of Missouri-Columbia | NCAA Division I-FBS | 24,060 | 17 |
| 22 | East Central College | NJCAA Division II | 1,349 | 16 |
| 23 | Evangel University | NAIA Division I | 1,471 | 16 |
| 24 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | NCAA Division II without football | 2,147 | 16 |
| 25 | Missouri Western State University | NCAA Division II with football | 3,404 | 16 |
| 26 | Truman State University | NCAA Division II with football | 5,124 | 16 |
| 27 | University of Central Missouri | NCAA Division II with football | 7,758 | 16 |
| 28 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | NCAA Division I
without football | 6,528 | 16 |
| 29 | Westminster College | NCAA Division III with football | 858 | 16 |
| 30 | College of the Ozarks | NAIA Division II | 1,499 | 15 |
| 31 | Hannibal-LaGrange University | NAIA Division I | 726 | 15 |
| 32 | Missouri Southern State University | NCAA Division II with football | 4,371 | 15 |
| 33 | Northwest Missouri State University | NCAA Division II with football | 4,881 | 15 |
| 34 | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Other | 6,421 | 14 |
| 35 | Missouri State University-West Plains | NJCAA Division I | 949 | 14 |
| 36 | Baptist Bible College | Other | 285 | 13 |
| 37 | Mineral Area College | Other | 2,476 | 13 |
| 38 | Saint Louis Community College | NJCAA Division II | 7,023 | 13 |
| 39 | Columbia College | NAIA Division I | 6,341 | 12 |
| 40 | Jefferson College | NJCAA Division I | 2,181 | 12 |
| 41 | St Louis College of Pharmacy | NAIA Division I | 528 | 12 |
| 42 | Harris-Stowe State University | NAIA Division I | 1,157 | 11 |
| 43 | Calvary University | Other | 132 | 10 |
| 44 | Ozark Christian College | NCCAA Division II | 480 | 10 |
| 45 | Central Christian College of the Bible | NCCAA Division II | 201 | 8 |
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