Division I · Big West Conference
California Polytechnic State University Women's Basketball
San Luis Obispo, CA · the Mustangs · California Polytechnic State University overview
30
Roster
15 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.1M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$70,300
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
980
APR
98% of players retained
30%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
California Polytechnic State University fields a women's basketball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,109,008, about the median of $2.2M — $70,300 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 15 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 980, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,385,892 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,510 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#189Team budgetof 360 · Division I#333Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#16Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#222APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 15 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,109,008 for the year
- Operating expenses$417,305 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$70,300 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 984 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,385,892 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$215,939 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shanele Stires head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Samba Johnson | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Grace Campbell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ed Daniels | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mia Betker | Director of 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
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 →21,559undergraduates · 22,485 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →30%admitted · of 63,736 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1530
15 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,109,008 $70,300 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,385,892
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $215,939
Cost
Full picture →$16,888net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,075 in-state · $30,995 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 58 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions30% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,888 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 21,559Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.05 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 16 | $2.5M | 958 | 28% | |
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 81 | 14 | $637k | — | 80% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 14 | $1.8M | 991 | 88% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 111 | 15 | $643k | — | 58% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 113 | 15 | $513k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 113 | — | — | — | — | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 116 | 30 | $2.9M | 983 | 96% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 125 | 20 | $240k | — | 89% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 141 | 14 | $266k | — | 63% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 141 | 20 | $3.5M | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 141 | 13 | $1.8M | 987 | 93% | |
| University of California, Merced Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 143 | 17 | $277k | — | 39% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $180,251 | 962 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $179,304 | — | vs | |
| California Baptist University room for 2 | 13 | $2.6M | $196,358 | 981 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 1 over cap | 16 | $2.5M | $154,206 | 958 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $144,848 | 953 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 15 over cap | 30 | $2.1M | $70,300 | 980 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $138,124 | 983 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.9M | $84,516 | 977 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $137,922 | 987 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $125,195 | 991 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 3 | 12 | $1.5M | $125,123 | 971 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $97,922 | 973 | vs |
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