Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Women's Basketball
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
19
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.1M
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$112,581
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a women's basketball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,139,055, about the median of $2.2M — $112,581 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 4 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 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,358,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,982 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#185Team budgetof 360 · Division I#248Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#76Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,139,055 for the year
- Operating expenses$269,647 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$112,581 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,358,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,982 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,362 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Woodruff head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauren Holden | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Edward Joyner Jr. | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Danielle Patterson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Erin Jones | Director of Basketball Operations / Assistant Coach | not 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.Campus
Full picture →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1519
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,139,055 $112,582 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,358,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,362
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bucknell 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 14 | $198k | — | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 21 | 13 | $145k | — | — | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 15 | $186k | — | 68% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 43 | $1M | — | 95% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 43 | $1M | — | 95% | |
| Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 43 | $1M | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 47 | 15 | $156k | — | 75% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 52 | 14 | $94k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 13 | $5.1M | 975 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 14 | $164k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 55 | 16 | $111k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 55 | 15 | $151k | — | 78% |
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 |
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