Division I · Northeast Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Women's Basketball
Teaneck, NJ · the Knights · Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.7M
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$104,204
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
964
APR
96% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus fields a women's basketball team in the Northeast Conference (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 $1,667,278, below the median of $2.2M — $104,204 per roster spot, lower 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 964, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,314,394 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,655 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,667,278 for the year
- Operating expenses$368,609 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$104,204 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,314,394 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,655 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$89,478 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Gaitley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeremy Thompson | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Ty Rozier | Assistant Coach / Assistant Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Nickie Carter | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Layla Laws | Director of Basketball Operations | 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 →5,440undergraduates · 7,607 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 4,259 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
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 Rate964
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,667,278 $104,205 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,314,394
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $89,478
Cost
Full picture →$17,121net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $37,686
Campus safety
Full picture →0.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,121 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 5,440Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.08 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 0 | 16 | $1.7M | 964 | 96% | |
| Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 4 | 15 | $534k | — | 94% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 12 | $109k | — | 64% | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 23 | $106k | — | 85% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 7 | 14 | $1.9M | 982 | 78% | |
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 15 | $22k | — | 58% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 7 | 13 | $2.8M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 16 | $67k | — | 55% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | 22 | $4.1M | 960 | 56% | |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 9 | 9 | $112k | — | 57% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 9 | 15 | $257k | — | 87% | |
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 9 | 15 | $78k | — | 54% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $125,220 | — | vs | |
| Stonehill College 13 over cap | 28 | $1.9M | $68,902 | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $104,204 | 964 | vs | |
| Wagner College room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $112,848 | 990 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $106,984 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $85,642 | 995 | vs | |
| Chicago State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $83,867 | 931 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,095 | — | vs | |
| University of New Haven room for 1 | 14 | $879k | $62,817 | — | vs |
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