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Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.

Bethune-Cookman University Women's Basketball

Daytona Beach, FL · the Wildcats · Bethune-Cookman University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$78,149
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
981
APR
99% of players retained
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Bethune-Cookman University fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,172,246, well below the median of $2.2M — $78,149 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $988,567 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,597 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$78,149
Roster size15
Coaching staff5
APR981

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,172,246 for the year
  • Operating expenses$426,602 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$78,149 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$988,567 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,597 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$75,954 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Demetria Frank head coachHead Coachnot 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.
2,414undergraduates · 2,515 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
United Methodist
HBCU
Yes
100%admitted · of 6,844 applicants
SAT middle 50%830 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 18
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
28%

Women's Basketball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate981
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,172,246 $78,150 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$988,567
Recruiting spend, women's
$75,954
$14,705net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$29,940
Average net price$14,705
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,728
$30–48k$14,194
$48–75k$16,399
$75–110k$19,105
$110k and up$20,662
Tuition & fees
$14,794

Campus safety

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1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.17
Property1.05
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Liberal arts & general studies64 · 22%
Business46 · 16%
Psychology41 · 14%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation29 · 10%
Communication & journalism29 · 10%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Bethune-Cookman UniversityEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) · 2 miStetson University · 20 miUniversity of Central Florida · 43 miRollins College · 47 miFlagler College · 50 miUniversity of North Florida · 79 miFlorida Institute of Technology · 83 miUniversity of Florida · 85 miJacksonville University · 86 miSaint Leo University · 95 miFlorida Southern College · 98 miUniversity of South Florida · 115 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference214$907k—66%
Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference2015$2.2M97986%
University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference4315$4.2M98140%
Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference4715$983k—41%
Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference5014$892k—78%
University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference7916$1.5M98062%
Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference8316$767k—63%
University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference8514$5.5M98124%
Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference8615$2M98257%
Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference9519$597k—72%
Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference9814$831k—59%
University of South Florida Division I · American Conference11515$5.4M98241%

Other women's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Alcorn State University at cap15$1.2M$81,701967vs
Alabama A&M University 5 over cap20$1.2M$59,154934vs
Grambling State University 2 over cap17$1.2M$69,235942vs
Bethune-Cookman University at cap15$1.2M$78,149981vs
Alabama State University 2 over cap17$1.1M$66,460967vs
Texas Southern University room for 114$1.1M$80,698974vs
Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap16$1.1M$68,084964vs
Prairie View A&M University room for 114$1M$74,694919vs
Jackson State University 2 over cap17$979k$57,585974vs
Florida A&M University 3 over cap18$934k$51,870946vs
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 312$818k$68,160973vs
Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap18$619k$34,390944vs

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