Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced in 1959, while the women's tournament was introduced in 1961. The sport was not included in 1975 and 1989.
| Volleyball at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
| Games | |
Medal winners
editMen's tournament
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Women's tournament
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Medal table
editLast updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 |  Romania (ROM) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (34 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 | |