Davidson College Women's Basketball
Davidson College fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,881,133, above the median of $2.2M — $192,075 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,711,726 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,510 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,881,133 for the year
- Operating expenses$429,249 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$192,075 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,711,726 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$199,870 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gayle Coats Fulks head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Gayle Fulks | Head Coach | not on file |
| James Janssen | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Laura Barry | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Early Vaughn | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Bauder | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations and Development | On file · sign in |
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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,881,133 $192,076 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,711,726
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $199,870
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $60,050
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Davidson 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 15 | 14 | $2.4M | 960 | 80% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18 | 14 | $482k | — | 43% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 20 | 27 | $435k | — | 90% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 21 | 14 | $1.5M | — | 68% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 16 | $411k | — | 74% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 24 | 18 | $646k | — | 78% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 13 | $126k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 32 | 21 | $592k | — | 81% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 40 | 17 | $1.6M | 953 | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 42 | 15 | $605k | — | 85% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 50 | 13 | $1.2M | 980 | 87% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 53 | — | — | — | 87% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University 9 over cap | 24 | $6.3M | $262,992 | 991 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University at cap | 15 | $4.3M | $284,625 | 982 | vs | |
| Fordham University 7 over cap | 22 | $4.1M | $188,582 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Dayton at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $275,184 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Richmond at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $271,905 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 2 | 13 | $3.7M | $288,205 | 996 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago at cap | 15 | $3.6M | $238,330 | 989 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 1 | 14 | $3.4M | $241,967 | 982 | vs | |
| Duquesne University room for 1 | 14 | $3.3M | $237,235 | 996 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $219,203 | 995 | vs | |
| Davidson College at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $192,075 | 995 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $201,366 | 996 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $182,836 | 994 | vs | |
| La Salle University 9 over cap | 24 | $2M | $81,534 | 995 | vs |
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