Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Women's Basketball
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.4M
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$209,448
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a women's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,351,181, well above the median of $2.2M — $209,448 per roster spot, upper half 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 $5,594,516 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,517 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,351,181 for the year
- Operating expenses$573,169 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$209,448 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$5,594,516 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$167,482 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carly Thibault head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Carly Thibault-DuDonis | Head Women's Basketball Coach | not on file |
| Erika Brown | Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Blake DuDonis | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jasmine Jenkins | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | not on file |
| Alex McKinnon | Director of Basketball Operations / 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
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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
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
- $3,351,181 $209,449 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,594,516
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,482
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | 19 | $565k | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 14 | $2M | 995 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 14 | $879k | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | 14 | $2.4M | 1000 | 49% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 13 | $175k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 13 | $733k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 13 | $1.4M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | 17 | $94k | — | 64% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 24 | 13 | $123k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 15 | $134k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 26 | 16 | $2.5M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | 16 | $426k | — | — |
Other women's basketball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $209,448 | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.5M | $156,226 | 1000 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $170,173 | 995 | vs | |
| Iona University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $144,387 | 961 | vs | |
| Marist University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $137,060 | 1000 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $143,823 | 995 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 21 | $2M | $93,446 | — | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $136,509 | 982 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 13 | $1.9M | $146,017 | 986 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $130,779 | 995 | vs | |
| Canisius University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $116,641 | 995 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.7M | $76,065 | 986 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University at cap | 15 | $1.6M | $107,600 | 991 | vs |
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