Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Northridge Women's Basketball
Northridge, CA · the Matadors · California State University, Northridge overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$137,922
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
987
APR
97% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Northridge fields a women's basketball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,792,998, below the median of $2.2M — $137,922 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,401,739 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,546 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#242Team budgetof 360 · Division I#189Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#150APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,792,998 for the year
- Operating expenses$269,044 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$137,922 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,401,739 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,546 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$116,857 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Angie Ned head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Nate Fripp | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Akilah Martin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brittany Dybala | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hollie Salsig | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Deezha Battle | Director of Player Development | 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 →32,429undergraduates · 37,760 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 29,789 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate987
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,792,998 $137,923 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,401,739
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $116,857
Cost
Full picture →$8,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,095 in-state · $18,975 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 31 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Northridge
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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 13 | 29 | $9.7M | 989 | 9% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 17 | 20 | $3.5M | 1000 | 50% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 20 | 15 | $4.4M | 981 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 16 | $308k | — | 40% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 20 | $240k | — | 89% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 21 | 30 | $9.6M | 980 | 10% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 16 | $786k | — | 92% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 12 | $186k | — | 3% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 30 | 17 | $617k | — | 91% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 12 | $141k | — | 85% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 37 | 13 | $655k | — | 79% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 37 | 14 | $744k | — | 60% |
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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