Division I · BIG EAST Conference
DePaul University Women's Basketball
Chicago, IL · the Blue Demons · DePaul University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$5.5M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$344,958
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
DePaul University fields a women's basketball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $5,519,337, well above the median of $2.2M — $344,958 per roster spot, top 10% 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 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,399,529 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,663 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#53Team budgetof 360 · Division I#37Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$5,519,337 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,342,397 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$344,958 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$4,399,529 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,663 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$179,305 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jill Pizzotti head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Jill M. Pizzotti | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ty Evans | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bradley Bruno | Assistant Coach / General Manager | On file · sign in |
| Ashton Millender | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Kathleen Doyle | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jasmyne Fogle | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →14,374undergraduates · 21,348 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 32,176 applicants
SAT middle 50%1130 – 1340
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,519,337 $344,959 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,399,529
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $179,305
Cost
Full picture →$32,129net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $44,174
Campus safety
Full picture →0.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research DePaul 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,129 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,374Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 0 | 16 | $648k | — | 94% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 15 | $2.6M | 977 | 79% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 16 | $128k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 14 | $324k | — | 5% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 8 | 18 | $255k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 15 | $3.6M | 989 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 9 | 13 | $165k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 10 | 14 | $151k | — | 80% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | 14 | $1.2M | 931 | 41% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 16 | $5.9M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 16 | 22 | $214k | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 15 | $424k | — | 71% |
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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