Athletic departments
Women coaching women's teams
The share of women's teams led by a woman. Nationally it is a little over 40% — and it was over 90% before Title IX.
100%
#1 · Clayton State University
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Morrow, GA
44%
Median
of 1,055 schools, all divisions
2.3×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
88%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, all divisions
#1 · Clayton State Universityevery school
The spread across 1,055 schools; the median is 44%.
How it is measured
Head-coach counts by gender, schools with at least five women’s teams. Full- and part-time head coaches together.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Women's-team head coaches who are women | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Morrow, GA | 100% | 8 | |
| 2 | University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference · Huntsville, AL | 100% | 11 | |
| 3 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | 90% | 14 | |
| 4 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | 90% | 18 | |
| 5 | University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · West Hartford, CT | 89% | 16 | |
| 6 | Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference · Willimantic, CT | 88% | 15 | |
| 7 | Texas Woman's University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Denton, TX | 88% | 6 | |
| 8 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | 88% | 14 | |
| 9 | University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH | 88% | 14 | |
| 10 | University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS | 88% | 13 | |
| 11 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Division I · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV | 88% | 15 | |
| 12 | Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England · Boston, MA | 88% | 17 | |
| 13 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | 87% | 25 | |
| 14 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Denver, CO | 86% | 12 | |
| 15 | Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Houston, TX | 86% | 11 | |
| 16 | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC | 86% | 13 | |
| 17 | Bryant University Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI | 83% | 20 | |
| 18 | Cairn University Division III · United East Conference · Langhorne, PA | 83% | 13 | |
| 19 | California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Carson, CA | 83% | 9 | |
| 20 | California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · San Bernardino, CA | 83% | 10 | |
| 21 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Adams, MA | 83% | 11 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Kenosha, WI | 83% | 12 | |
| 23 | William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Raleigh, NC | 83% | 14 | |
| 24 | D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference · Buffalo, NY | 82% | 16 | |
| 25 | Saint Michael's College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Colchester, VT | 82% | 18 | |
| 26 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | 82% | 21 | |
| 27 | California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA | 80% | 18 | |
| 28 | Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA | 80% | 9 | |
| 29 | East Central University Division II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK | 80% | 9 | |
| 30 | Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Greensboro, NC | 80% | 16 | |
| 31 | Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI | 80% | 19 | |
| 32 | University of Alaska Fairbanks Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Fairbanks, AK | 80% | 7 | |
| 33 | University of Denver Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO | 80% | 15 | |
| 34 | University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Fredericksburg, VA | 80% | 16 | |
| 35 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | 79% | 24 | |
| 36 | Utica University Division III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY | 79% | 23 | |
| 37 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | 78% | 16 | |
| 38 | Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Normal, IL | 78% | 15 | |
| 39 | Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 · Keuka Park, NY | 78% | 14 | |
| 40 | State University of New York at Oneonta Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oneonta, NY | 78% | 17 | |
| 41 | Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA | 77% | 24 | |
| 42 | Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN | 75% | 14 | |
| 43 | Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference · Memphis, TN | 75% | 13 | |
| 44 | Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC | 75% | 17 | |
| 45 | Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Chicopee, MA | 75% | 15 | |
| 46 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 75% | 15 | |
| 47 | Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL | 75% | 21 | |
| 48 | Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Charlotte, NC | 75% | 12 | |
| 49 | Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA | 75% | 14 | |
| 50 | Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Corvallis, OR | 75% | 15 | |
| 51 | Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Pleasantville, NY | 75% | 14 | |
| 52 | Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT | 75% | 17 | |
| 53 | Rivier University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Nashua, NH | 75% | 15 | |
| 54 | Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Glassboro, NJ | 75% | 14 | |
| 55 | Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO | 75% | 14 | |
| 56 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Slippery Rock, PA | 75% | 13 | |
| 57 | The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Ewing, NJ | 75% | 16 | |
| 58 | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference · Charlotte, NC | 75% | 15 | |
| 59 | University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | 75% | 21 | |
| 60 | University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference · Boston, MA | 75% | 15 | |
| 61 | University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference · Toledo, OH | 75% | 14 | |
| 62 | Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC | 75% | 15 | |
| 63 | Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Glenside, PA | 73% | 21 | |
| 64 | Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY | 73% | 19 | |
| 65 | Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Moorhead, MN | 73% | 20 | |
| 66 | Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 · Oneonta, NY | 73% | 17 | |
| 67 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · St. Louis, MO | 73% | 20 | |
| 68 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | 73% | 19 | |
| 69 | Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England · Bristol, RI | 73% | 20 | |
| 70 | Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Owings Mills, MD | 73% | 25 | |
| 71 | University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference · West Haven, CT | 73% | 15 | |
| 72 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | 72% | 27 | |
| 73 | Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Nashville, TN | 71% | 13 | |
| 74 | California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Seaside, CA | 71% | 12 | |
| 75 | Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Hackettstown, NJ | 71% | 12 | |
| 76 | Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC | 71% | 12 | |
| 77 | Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Fayetteville, NC | 71% | 9 | |
| 78 | Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lakewood, NJ | 71% | 11 | |
| 79 | Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference · The Bronx, NY | 71% | 14 | |
| 80 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | 71% | 23 | |
| 81 | Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Waterbury, CT | 71% | 15 | |
| 82 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ | 71% | 20 | |
| 83 | Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference · Cookeville, TN | 71% | 13 | |
| 84 | Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Tuskegee, AL | 71% | 12 | |
| 85 | University of Maine Division I · America East Conference · Orono, ME | 71% | 13 | |
| 86 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Bluffton, SC | 71% | 11 | |
| 87 | Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | 71% | 13 | |
| 88 | Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA | 71% | 13 | |
| 89 | Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC | 71% | 12 | |
| 90 | Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bridgewater, MA | 70% | 17 | |
| 91 | Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Provo, UT | 70% | 17 | |
| 92 | California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA | 70% | 14 | |
| 93 | DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN | 70% | 19 | |
| 94 | Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Lakeland, FL | 70% | 18 | |
| 95 | George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference · Newberg, OR | 70% | 17 | |
| 96 | Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA | 70% | 15 | |
| 97 | Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD | 70% | 17 | |
| 98 | Marywood University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Scranton, PA | 70% | 18 | |
| 99 | Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Aston, PA | 70% | 19 | |
| 100 | Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL | 70% | 16 |
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