Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Belmont University Women's Basketball
Nashville, TN · the Bruins · Belmont University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$3M
Team budget
67th percentile in Division I
$229,260
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Belmont University fields a women's basketball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,980,390, above the median of $2.2M — $229,260 per roster spot, top quarter 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 991, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,180,429 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,805 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#118Team budgetof 360 · Division I#86Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#106APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,980,390 for the year
- Operating expenses$628,966 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$229,260 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,180,429 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,805 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$110,944 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bart Brooks head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jamey Givens | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Amy Malo | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jessica Holman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paige Schumann | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Virginia Stuart | 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
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 →7,330undergraduates · 8,862 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 8,950 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1350
ACT middle 50%23 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,980,390 $229,261 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,180,429
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $110,944
Cost
Full picture →$37,558net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $41,320
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →43%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Belmont 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 divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,558 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 43%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,330Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 1 | 28 | $8.3M | 989 | 6% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 2 | 11 | $1.8M | 995 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 2 | 23 | $695k | — | 70% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 3 | 11 | $1.3M | 976 | 93% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 31 | 15 | $3.3M | 976 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 42 | 13 | $1.7M | 986 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 62 | 14 | $1.8M | 981 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | 13 | $1.8M | 991 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 81 | 14 | $283k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 15 | $1.8M | 973 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 20 | $1.2M | 934 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 98 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University room for 2 | 13 | $3M | $229,260 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $174,334 | 977 | vs | |
| Drake University 18 over cap | 33 | $2.5M | $75,345 | 990 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $145,504 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Evansville at cap | 15 | $2M | $134,728 | 957 | vs | |
| Bradley University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $114,827 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 13 over cap | 28 | $1.8M | $64,184 | 995 | vs | |
| Murray State University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $119,027 | 973 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $118,002 | 982 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 1 | 14 | $1.7M | $121,693 | 995 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $114,827 | 938 | vs |
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