Florida A&M University Women's Basketball
Florida A&M University fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $933,675, well below the median of $2.2M — $51,870 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 3 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 946, about the median of 986, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,606,888 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,068 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
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$933,675 for the year
- Operating expenses$59,787 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$51,870 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate946 multi-year; 925 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,606,888 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,068 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$8,000 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgette Gordon head coach | 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $933,675 $51,871 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,606,888
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $8,000
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $5,785 in-state · $17,725 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 1 | 12 | $5.7M | 979 | 25% | |
| Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 66 | 13 | $516k | — | 83% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 79 | 18 | $276k | — | — | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 112 | 13 | $410k | — | 77% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 128 | 14 | $5.5M | 981 | 24% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 137 | 13 | $1.9M | 979 | 93% | |
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 148 | 16 | $307k | — | 63% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 148 | 21 | $412k | — | 99% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,701 | 967 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,154 | 934 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,235 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,149 | 981 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $66,460 | 967 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 14 | $1.1M | $80,698 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.1M | $68,084 | 964 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1M | $74,694 | 919 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $979k | $57,585 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $934k | $51,870 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 3 | 12 | $818k | $68,160 | 973 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $619k | $34,390 | 944 | vs |
Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked