Creighton University Women's Basketball
Creighton University fields a women's basketball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,166,071, above the median of $2.2M — $287,824 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 4 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 $3,493,718 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,295 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,166,071 for the year
- Operating expenses$959,113 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$287,824 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$3,493,718 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,295 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$265,152 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Flanery head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Carli Berger | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Jewett | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alexis Akin-Otiko | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jessica January | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jenny Vickers | Director of Operations | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,166,071 $287,825 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,493,718
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $265,152
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $47,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Creighton 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 3 | 15 | $2.1M | 1000 | 87% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 47 | 21 | $133k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 50 | 50 | $6.1M | 990 | 77% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 84 | 18 | $877k | — | 86% | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 87 | 15 | $542k | — | — | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 102 | 25 | $213k | — | 72% | |
| University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League | 116 | 15 | $1.7M | 995 | 99% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 121 | 13 | $708k | — | — | |
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 121 | 33 | $2.5M | 990 | 64% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 124 | 25 | $212k | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 130 | 15 | $5.3M | 985 | 89% | |
| Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 147 | 33 | $4.9M | 970 | 79% |
Other women's basketball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 14 | $13M | $901,331 | 989 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $477,808 | 994 | vs | |
| DePaul University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.5M | $344,958 | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College at cap | 15 | $5.2M | $344,772 | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University 13 over cap | 28 | $5.2M | $184,229 | 995 | vs | |
| Marquette University room for 3 | 12 | $4.8M | $397,883 | 990 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University at cap | 15 | $4.4M | $292,561 | 983 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 3 over cap | 18 | $4M | $224,143 | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.7M | $231,021 | 969 | vs | |
| Butler University 14 over cap | 29 | $3.2M | $110,362 | 995 | vs | |
| Creighton University room for 4 | 11 | $3.2M | $287,824 | 1000 | vs |
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