Division I · Mid-American Conference
Ball State University Women's Basketball
Muncie, IN · the Cardinals · Ball State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.2M
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$157,034
Per roster spot
median $141,297
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Ball State University fields a women's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,198,485, about the median of $2.2M — $157,034 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,039,187 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,477 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#180Team budgetof 360 · Division I#151Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#158APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,198,485 for the year
- Operating expenses$476,031 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$157,034 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,039,187 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,477 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$293,629 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Sallee head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Audrey Spencer | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Moriah Monaco | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mariah King | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey Morrissette | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | 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 →14,874undergraduates · 20,440 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 28,668 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,198,485 $157,035 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,039,187
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $293,629
Cost
Full picture →$13,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,758 in-state · $28,766 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 28 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Ball State 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | 16 | $154k | — | 53% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 11 | $184k | — | 74% | |
| Butler University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 48 | 29 | $3.2M | 995 | 86% | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 50 | 14 | $1.4M | 995 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 51 | 15 | $644k | — | 73% | |
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 17 | $150k | — | 91% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 16 | $148k | — | 71% | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League | 65 | 14 | $1.7M | 948 | 86% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 73 | — | — | — | — | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 73 | 15 | $4.1M | 996 | 62% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 77 | 15 | $1.5M | 985 | 95% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 81 | 15 | $4.9M | 973 | 50% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 33 over cap | 48 | $3M | $63,053 | 973 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $188,429 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Toledo at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $171,624 | 996 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.2M | $157,034 | 986 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $139,739 | 1000 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $116,137 | 996 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.8M | $80,496 | 982 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,066 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Akron 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $103,274 | 990 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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