Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson University Women's Basketball
Clemson, SC · the Tigers · Clemson University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$6.6M
Team budget
90th percentile in Division I
$388,672
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
977
APR
96% of players retained
38%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Clemson University fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $6,607,428, well above the median of $2.2M — $388,672 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 977, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,089,086 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,576 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$6,607,428 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,156,229 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$388,672 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,089,086 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,576 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,169,429 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Poppie head coach | Head 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 →22,875undergraduates · 28,747 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →38%admitted · of 60,122 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1390
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate977
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,607,428 $388,672 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,089,086
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,169,429
Cost
Full picture →$24,408net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,554 in-state · $39,498 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Clemson 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions38% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,408 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 22,875Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 5 | 17 | $347k | — | 100% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 16 | 15 | $781k | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 28 | 15 | $2.3M | 975 | 53% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 17 | $523k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 23 | $303k | — | 61% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 15 | $532k | — | 63% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 39 | 18 | $156k | — | 40% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 41 | 16 | $226k | — | 93% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 12 | $1.2M | 985 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 51 | 18 | $662k | — | 68% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 16 | $1.2M | 980 | 70% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 55 | 12 | $1.6M | 970 | 59% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University 2 over cap | 17 | $12M | $723,542 | 973 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 18 over cap | 33 | $11M | $325,762 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 3 | 12 | $9.1M | $754,332 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 1 over cap | 16 | $7.9M | $495,403 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University 9 over cap | 24 | $7.9M | $328,628 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 2 | 13 | $7.3M | $563,691 | 967 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17 over cap | 32 | $6.8M | $211,862 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 10 over cap | 25 | $6.7M | $268,031 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $237,656 | 982 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $6.6M | $388,672 | 977 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $6.2M | $414,554 | 980 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 2 | 13 | $6.2M | $477,125 | 986 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 13 | $6M | $461,083 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 23 over cap | 38 | $5.8M | $152,542 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 3 | 12 | $5.7M | $478,001 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 9 over cap | 24 | $5.1M | $213,826 | 991 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 22 | $4.7M | $213,766 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 4 | 11 | $4.5M | $405,453 | 947 | vs |
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