Bradley University Women's Basketball
Bradley University fields a women's basketball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (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 $1,837,235, below the median of $2.2M — $114,827 per roster spot, lower 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 $3,029,916 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,936 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,837,235 for the year
- Operating expenses$376,161 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$114,827 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,029,916 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,936 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$128,336 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chaia Meier head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brittany Johnson | Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Koeller | Women's Basketball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sydney Moss | Women's Basketball Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Kelle | Women's Basketball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Madison Pack | Women's Basketball Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,837,235 $114,827 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,029,916
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $128,336
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $39,680
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Bradley University
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 18 | $100k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 14 | $2M | 971 | 89% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | 16 | $263k | — | 45% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 43 | 13 | $171k | — | 71% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 13 | $89k | — | 87% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 58 | 14 | $1.2M | 995 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 67 | 13 | $482k | — | 84% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 68 | 15 | $206k | — | 54% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 74 | 20 | $198k | — | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 75 | 20 | $209k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 26 | $7.3M | 995 | 44% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 96 | 15 | $3.3M | 991 | 70% |
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 |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked