Delaware State University Women's Basketball
Delaware State University fields a women's basketball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $845,042, well below the median of $2.2M — $52,815 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 1 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 939, about the median of 986, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,810,410 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,486 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$845,042 for the year
- Operating expenses$87,417 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$52,815 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate939 multi-year; 833 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,810,410 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,486 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,185 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jazmone Turner head coach | Interim Head Coach | 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
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $845,042 $52,815 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,810,410
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,185
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,314 in-state · $20,250 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Delaware State 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington College (Maryland) Division III · Centennial Conference | 28 | 12 | $201k | — | 66% | |
| Wilmington University (Delaware) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 34 | 13 | $204k | — | — | |
| University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA | 36 | 29 | $2.7M | 981 | 65% | |
| Goldey-Beacom College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 39 | 17 | $303k | — | 77% | |
| Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 42 | 16 | $239k | — | 78% | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 48 | 16 | $612k | — | 78% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 48 | 15 | $184k | — | 84% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 48 | 16 | $80k | — | 76% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 51 | 15 | $212k | — | 7% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 51 | 15 | $34k | — | 95% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 52 | — | — | 983 | 9% | |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 53 | 11 | $412k | — | 79% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University room for 3 | 12 | $2M | $165,284 | 943 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $105,466 | 959 | vs | |
| Howard University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,768 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $92,514 | 987 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $79,956 | 980 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $80,195 | 972 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 1 over cap | 16 | $845k | $52,815 | 939 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 2 | 13 | $827k | $63,627 | 964 | vs |
Every Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked