Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Women's Basketball
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2M
Team budget
45th percentile in Division I
$144,236
Per roster spot
median $141,297
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a women's basketball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,019,310, about the median of $2.2M — $144,236 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. 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 $1,884,996 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,244 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#199Team budgetof 360 · Division I#170Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster 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
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,019,310 for the year
- Operating expenses$343,039 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$144,236 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$1,884,996 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,244 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$121,529 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Dunn 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 →9,463undergraduates · 14,117 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 10,274 applicants
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,019,310 $144,236 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,884,996
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $121,529
Cost
Full picture →$16,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,613 in-state · $17,973 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cleveland State 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 19 | $277k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 16 | $234k | — | 81% | |
| Ursuline College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 11 | 13 | $482k | — | 84% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 24 | $287k | — | 77% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 17 | $335k | — | 64% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 18 | $124k | — | 93% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 31 | 16 | $1.7M | 990 | 71% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 15 | $218k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 25 | $626k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 49 | 15 | $528k | — | 76% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 14 | $169k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 24 | $247k | — | 80% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $220,005 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 1 | 14 | $2.2M | $156,585 | 996 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $144,236 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy at cap | 15 | $2M | $131,428 | 986 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $123,823 | 973 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $115,161 | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 1 | 14 | $1.7M | $120,671 | 948 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $99,615 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at cap | 15 | $1.6M | $105,335 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $98,588 | 990 | vs | |
| Wright State University at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $102,417 | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $103,440 | 995 | vs |
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