Division I · United Athletic Conference
Abilene Christian University Women's Basketball
Abilene, TX · the Wildcats · Abilene Christian University overview
12
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
35th percentile in Division I
$152,694
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
64%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Abilene Christian University fields a women's basketball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,832,333, below the median of $2.2M — $152,694 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,348,728 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,849 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#234Team budgetof 360 · Division I#155Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#337Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#64APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,832,333 for the year
- Operating expenses$459,456 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$152,694 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,348,728 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,849 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$125,816 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Goodenough head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,188undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 10,510 applicants
SAT middle 50%1060 – 1290
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1512
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,832,333 $152,694 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,348,728
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $125,816
Cost
Full picture →$28,311net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $42,240
Campus safety
Full picture →0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Abilene Christian University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Basketball program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,311 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,188Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.51 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 2 | 23 | $246k | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 4 | 19 | $259k | — | 58% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 19 | $148k | — | 68% | |
| Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 84 | 18 | $580k | — | 79% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 89 | 15 | $2.5M | — | 94% | |
| Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 119 | 17 | $471k | — | 87% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 138 | 14 | $9.6M | 995 | 43% | |
| Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 147 | 15 | $7.1M | 985 | 71% | |
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 150 | 14 | $877k | — | 73% |
Other women's basketball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $165,252 | — | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington room for 2 | 13 | $2.1M | $164,966 | 969 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 3 | 12 | $1.8M | $152,694 | 995 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.7M | $127,272 | 986 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $95,494 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $102,261 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock room for 3 | 12 | $1.3M | $111,103 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $102,695 | 971 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $80,939 | — | vs |
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