Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Women's Basketball
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
19
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$72,312
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a women's basketball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,373,935, below the median of $2.2M — $72,312 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 4 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 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).
#311Team budgetof 360 · Division I#332Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#76Roster 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
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,373,935 for the year
- Operating expenses$215,502 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$72,312 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$470,239 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Garner 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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1519
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,373,935 $72,312 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $470,239
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 18 | $236k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 17 | $194k | — | 51% | |
| Elmira College Division III · Empire 8 | 30 | 21 | $89k | — | 91% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 33 | 15 | $91k | — | 94% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 36 | 14 | $2M | 1000 | 38% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 38 | 17 | $240k | — | 57% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 44 | 13 | $6M | 983 | 42% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 13 | $1.4M | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 53 | 10 | $118k | — | 91% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 16 | $2.5M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 16 | $159k | — | 48% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 68 | 12 | $191k | — | 82% |
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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