Division II · Peach Belt Conference
Columbus State University Women's Basketball
Columbus, GA · the Cougars · Columbus State University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$412k
Team budget
17th percentile in Division II
$19,629
Per roster spot
median $35,547
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Columbus State University fields a women's basketball team in the Peach Belt Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $412,211, below the median of $576k — $19,629 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $806,828 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,642 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#243Team budgetof 294 · Division II#260Spend per playerof 294 · Division II#33Roster sizeof 294 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$412,211 for the year
- Operating expenses$82,195 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,629 division median $35,547
- Athletic aid, women's teams$806,828 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,642 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$59,960 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Houser head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,008undergraduates · 7,610 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 3,550 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1100
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $412,211 $19,629 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $806,828
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $59,960
Cost
Full picture →$11,384net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,751 in-state · $16,804 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,384 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,008Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 33 | 21 | $5.8M | 981 | 50% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 38 | 14 | $134k | — | 63% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 45 | 17 | $563k | — | 31% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 52 | 13 | $410k | — | 77% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 61 | 16 | $307k | — | 63% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 73 | 17 | $590k | — | 93% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 75 | 15 | $1.2M | — | 49% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 13 | $1.9M | 979 | 93% | |
| Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference | 78 | 15 | $2.1M | 986 | 66% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 79 | 27 | $264k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 80 | 17 | $1.1M | 967 | 96% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 80 | 18 | $276k | — | — |
Other women's basketball programs in the Peach Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagler College | 14 | $892k | $63,718 | — | vs | |
| University of North Georgia | 16 | $700k | $43,745 | — | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 17 | $686k | $40,348 | — | vs | |
| Lander University | 18 | $662k | $36,788 | — | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | 15 | $508k | $33,867 | — | vs | |
| Augusta University | 15 | $495k | $32,988 | — | vs | |
| Columbus State University | 21 | $412k | $19,629 | — | vs | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | 13 | $410k | $31,571 | — | vs | |
| Clayton State University | 18 | $410k | $22,799 | — | vs | |
| Georgia College | 16 | $403k | $25,170 | — | vs |
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