Fordham University Women's Basketball
Fordham University fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $4,148,818, well above the median of $2.2M — $188,582 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 7 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 960, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,738,644 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $34,002 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
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$4,148,818 for the year
- Operating expenses$943,911 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$188,582 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,738,644 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,002 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$245,807 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Harrow head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Carla Morrow | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jessica Simmonds | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelly Guarino | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Greg Callan | Player Development Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $4,148,818 $188,583 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,738,644
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $245,807
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $61,567
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Fordham 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 1 | 16 | $67k | — | 55% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 2 | 14 | $1.9M | 982 | 78% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 12 | $109k | — | 64% | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference | 4 | 23 | $106k | — | 85% | |
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 4 | 15 | $22k | — | 58% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 5 | 13 | $2.8M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 14 | $98k | — | 59% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 7 | 16 | $2.3M | 961 | 91% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 7 | 11 | $168k | — | 32% | |
| Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 15 | $78k | — | 54% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 8 | 16 | $1.7M | 964 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 8 | 16 | $1.7M | 964 | 96% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University 9 over cap | 24 | $6.3M | $262,992 | 991 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University at cap | 15 | $4.3M | $284,625 | 982 | vs | |
| Fordham University 7 over cap | 22 | $4.1M | $188,582 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Dayton at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $275,184 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Richmond at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $271,905 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island room for 2 | 13 | $3.7M | $288,205 | 996 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago at cap | 15 | $3.6M | $238,330 | 989 | vs | |
| George Mason University room for 1 | 14 | $3.4M | $241,967 | 982 | vs | |
| Duquesne University room for 1 | 14 | $3.3M | $237,235 | 996 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $219,203 | 995 | vs | |
| Davidson College at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $192,075 | 995 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $201,366 | 996 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $182,836 | 994 | vs | |
| La Salle University 9 over cap | 24 | $2M | $81,534 | 995 | vs |
Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked