Central Michigan University Women's Gymnastics
Central Michigan University fields a women's gymnastics team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $829,097, well below the median of $1.9M — $41,454 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's gymnastics programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 20 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,835,760 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,806 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's gymnastics programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 20)
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap20 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$829,097 for the year
- Operating expenses$162,791 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,454 division median $85,665
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,835,760 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,806 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,544 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christine MacDonald head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Katy Ordway | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| George Young | Assistant Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school gymnastics players14,996 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,210 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 12 8.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's gymnastics 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Gymnastics
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $829,097 $41,455 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,835,760
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,544
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,312
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Gymnastics programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 61 | 19 | $2.2M | 1000 | 84% | |
| Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 100 | 20 | $798k | 995 | 85% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 105 | 21 | $3M | 995 | 18% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 109 | 20 | $841k | 990 | 81% |
Other women's gymnastics programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University at cap | 20 | $841k | $42,063 | 990 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University at cap | 20 | $829k | $41,454 | 990 | vs | |
| Ball State University 1 over cap | 21 | $821k | $39,076 | 979 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University at cap | 20 | $798k | $39,875 | 995 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 6 over cap | 26 | $524k | $20,166 | 995 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's gymnastics program · Women's Gymnastics budgets ranked