Division I · Patriot League
American University Women's Basketball
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13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
35th percentile in Division I
$140,853
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
985
APR
99% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
American University fields a women's basketball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,831,091, below the median of $2.2M — $140,853 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,353,166 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,968 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#235Team budgetof 360 · Division I#182Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#175APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,831,091 for the year
- Operating expenses$244,396 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$140,853 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,353,166 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,968 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$101,199 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Killion head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Robert Isme | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paige Corkins | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Niya Beverley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Winters | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
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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 →7,817undergraduates · 13,019 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 17,786 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate985
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,831,091 $140,853 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,353,166
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $101,199
Cost
Full picture →$40,189net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,543
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research American 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,189 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,817Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 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 the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference | 1 | 12 | $519k | — | — | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 18 | $4M | 1000 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 3 | 15 | $152k | — | 81% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 3 | 24 | $6.3M | 991 | 44% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 4 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 35% | |
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 19 | $325k | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 5 | 17 | $155k | — | 61% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 9 | 15 | $8.2M | 963 | 45% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 | 14 | $3.4M | 982 | 89% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 19 | 17 | $681k | — | 84% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 30 | 14 | $2M | 988 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 33 | — | — | 983 | 9% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.5M | $158,390 | 1000 | vs | |
| Boston University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $152,545 | 995 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 2 | 13 | $2.4M | $181,839 | 995 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 1 | 14 | $2.3M | $163,514 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.1M | $112,581 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 2 | 13 | $2M | $157,484 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $129,778 | 995 | vs | |
| American University room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $140,853 | 985 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 983 | vs |
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