Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois University Women's Basketball
Charleston, IL · the Panthers · Eastern Illinois University overview
25
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$49,907
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Eastern Illinois University fields a women's basketball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,247,696, well below the median of $2.2M — $49,907 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 10 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 991, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,516,606 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,021 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#321Team budgetof 360 · Division I#355Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#43Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#106APRof 360 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,247,696 for the year
- Operating expenses$266,216 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,907 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,516,606 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,021 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$83,506 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marqus McGlothan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caitlyn Peterson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mickayla Perdue | 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 →6,849undergraduates · 8,804 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 11,648 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1110
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1525
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,247,696 $49,908 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,516,606
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $83,506
Cost
Full picture →$14,621net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Eastern Illinois 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 program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,621 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,849Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 41 | 14 | $1.6M | 938 | 92% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 43 | 26 | $7.3M | 995 | 44% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 15 | $241k | — | 73% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 15 | $206k | — | 54% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 20 | $359k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | 22 | $93k | — | 95% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 79 | 13 | $482k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 82 | 16 | $263k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 83 | 14 | $2M | 971 | 89% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 91 | 37 | $9.3M | 980 | 80% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 12 | $149k | — | 80% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 15 | $4.9M | 973 | 50% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.5M | $89,140 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 4 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $73,750 | 991 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 9 over cap | 24 | $1.3M | $54,575 | 986 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 4 | 11 | $1.3M | $117,387 | 976 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 10 over cap | 25 | $1.2M | $49,907 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $103,922 | — | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $86,634 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $84,166 | 995 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $77,735 | 978 | vs |
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