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Division I · Missouri Valley Conference

Bradley University Women's Basketball

Peoria, IL · the Braves · Bradley University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$114,827
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

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 budget$1.8M
Spend per player$114,827
Roster size16
Coaching staff4
APR995

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

  • 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

NameTitleEmail
Chaia Meier head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Brittany JohnsonWomen's Basketball Associate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Alex KoellerWomen's Basketball Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
Sydney MossWomen's Basketball Assistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Hannah KelleWomen's Basketball Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
Madison PackWomen's Basketball Director of Basketball OperationsOn 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.
3,883undergraduates · 5,217 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 10,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1300
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
72%

Women's Basketball

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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
$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
$24,703net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$55,970
Average net price$24,703
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,762
$30–48k$16,472
$48–75k$19,392
$75–110k$25,476
$110k and up$29,736
Tuition & fees
$39,680

Campus safety

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2.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.02
Property1.88
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering158 · 17%
Health professions & nursing145 · 16%
Business131 · 14%
Computer & information sciences108 · 12%
Communication & journalism61 · 7%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Bradley UniversityEureka College · 18 miIllinois State University · 35 miIllinois Wesleyan University · 36 miKnox College · 43 miMonmouth College (Illinois) · 55 miWestern Illinois University · 58 miUniversity of Illinois Springfield · 67 miMillikin University · 68 miAugustana College (Illinois) · 74 miIllinois College · 75 miUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · 84 miNorthern Illinois University · 96 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1818$100k—88%
Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference3514$2M97189%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin3616$263k—45%
Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference4313$171k—71%
Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference5513$89k—87%
Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference5814$1.2M99575%
University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference6713$482k—84%
Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin6815$206k—54%
Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin7420$198k—68%
Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference7520$209k—75%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference8426$7.3M99544%
Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League9615$3.3M99170%

Other women's basketball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Belmont University room for 213$3M$229,260991vs
University of Illinois Chicago at cap15$2.6M$174,334977vs
Drake University 18 over cap33$2.5M$75,345990vs
Illinois State University room for 114$2M$145,504971vs
University of Evansville at cap15$2M$134,728957vs
Bradley University 1 over cap16$1.8M$114,827995vs
University of Northern Iowa 13 over cap28$1.8M$64,184995vs
Murray State University at cap15$1.8M$119,027973vs
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale at cap15$1.8M$118,002982vs
Valparaiso University room for 114$1.7M$121,693995vs
Indiana State University room for 114$1.6M$114,827938vs

Every Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked