Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama A&M University Women's Basketball
Normal, AL · the Bulldogs · Alabama A&M University overview
20
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$59,154
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
934
APR
91% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Alabama A&M University fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,183,091, well below the median of $2.2M — $59,154 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 934, about the median of 986, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,895,018 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,613 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#333Team budgetof 360 · Division I#348Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#72Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#341APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,183,091 for the year
- Operating expenses$456,057 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$59,154 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate934 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,895,018 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,613 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$52,365 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn Brown-Thornton 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,845undergraduates · 6,614 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 15,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%810 – 1060
ACT middle 50%14 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1520
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate934
91% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,183,091 $59,155 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,895,018
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $52,365
Cost
Full picture →$14,064net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,024 in-state · $18,634 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 58 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,064 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,845Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.01 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 6 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 47 | 14 | $283k | — | 51% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 15 | $1.4M | 1000 | 96% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 69 | 13 | $143k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 14 | $1.6M | 991 | 77% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 74 | 15 | $3.3M | 976 | 68% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 12 | $1.6M | 987 | 76% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 86 | 15 | $268k | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 86 | 19 | $457k | — | 97% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 89 | 15 | $2.4M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 92 | 16 | $526k | — | — | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 92 | 13 | $1.4M | 1000 | 82% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,701 | 967 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,154 | 934 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,235 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,149 | 981 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $66,460 | 967 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 14 | $1.1M | $80,698 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.1M | $68,084 | 964 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1M | $74,694 | 919 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $979k | $57,585 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $934k | $51,870 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 3 | 12 | $818k | $68,160 | 973 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $619k | $34,390 | 944 | vs |
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