Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Women's Basketball
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.4M
Team budget
56th percentile in Division I
$152,545
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a women's basketball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,440,732, about the median of $2.2M — $152,545 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 995, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,606,968 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,088 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#159Team budgetof 360 · Division I#156Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#64APRof 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,440,732 for the year
- Operating expenses$296,094 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$152,545 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,606,968 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,088 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$220,187 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Graves head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Katie Nelson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Moneshia Davis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Clint Williams | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Capree Garner | 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 →18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,440,732 $152,546 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,606,968
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $220,187
Cost
Full picture →$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | 17 | $128k | — | 81% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 16 | $171k | — | 5% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 13 | $168k | — | 85% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 17 | $3M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 15 | $1.8M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 2 | 12 | $32k | — | 94% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 12 | $197k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 16 | $87k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 15 | $6.2M | 980 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | 15 | $267k | — | 10% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 4 | 17 | $204k | — | 83% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 15 | $1.3M | — | 48% |
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 |
Every Patriot League women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked