With the expansion of sand volleyball the NCAA has now formally adopted sand volleyball at the Division I and Division II level. The sand volleyball proposal has drawn support from many groups outside of the USA Volleyball, the AVP and the AVCA as a way to add new opportunities for women to compete collegiately in a popular domestic and Olympic sport. It is a way to engage a new generation of volleyball players at the youth levels with the potential of collegiate scholarship looming in the future.

Listed below are the institutions discussing sand volleyball programs:

University of Southern California

Arizona State

University of Washington

Stanford

UCLA

San Diego State

CSU Fullerton

CSU Long Beach

University of South Carolina

University of North Florida

Rollins College

Lynn University

Florida Atlantic

St. Leo University

Grand Canyon University

Middle Tennessee State University

University of Alabama-Birmingham

University of Louisiana Monroe

Florida State

University of Central Florida

Texas Christian

Rice

Tulane

Georgia State

College of Charleston

University of Tennessee

Notre Dame

Florida Gulf Coast

Stetson

Warner University (NAIA)

Webber International (NAIA)

Jacksonville University

University of North Alabama

Southern Arkansas

American University

University of Hawaii

Duke

Pepperdine

University of Arizona

Arkansas State University

Florida International University

Mississippi State University

University of South Florida

Savannah College of Art and Design

St. Thomas University (NAIA)

Nova Southeastern University

University of Louisville

Mercer University