Division I · The Ivy League
Columbia University-Barnard College Women's Basketball
New York, NY · the Lions · Columbia University-Barnard College overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$2.8M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$211,754
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Columbia University-Barnard College fields a women's basketball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,752,810, above the median of $2.2M — $211,754 per roster spot, upper 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 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#134Team budgetof 360 · Division I#99Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,752,810 for the year
- Operating expenses$743,389 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$211,754 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$405,964 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Griffith 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
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 →9,111undergraduates · 35,279 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 57,613 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,752,810 $211,755 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $405,964
Cost
Full picture →$20,869net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,171
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 169 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Columbia University-Barnard College
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 divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,869 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 1 | 15 | $22k | — | 58% | |
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 3 | 15 | $78k | — | 54% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 3 | 9 | $112k | — | 57% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 12 | $109k | — | 64% | |
| Baruch College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 5 | 12 | $57k | — | 50% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 5 | 22 | $4.1M | 960 | 56% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 6 | 12 | $257k | — | 43% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 6 | 16 | $67k | — | 55% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 19 | $701k | — | 9% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 14 | $1.9M | 982 | 78% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 7 | 16 | $1.7M | 964 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 7 | 16 | $1.7M | 964 | 96% |
Other women's basketball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 2 | 13 | $2.8M | $211,754 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,629 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $105,314 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 11 over cap | 26 | $1.4M | $54,555 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $107,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 4 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $72,312 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $74,690 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University at cap | 15 | $1M | $69,716 | 1000 | vs |
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