Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Georgia Southern University Women's Basketball
Statesboro, GA · the Eagles · Georgia Southern University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$109,376
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Georgia Southern University fields a women's basketball team in the Sun Belt 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 $1,750,023, below the median of $2.2M — $109,376 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 986, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,404,296 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,638 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#253Team budgetof 360 · Division I#256Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#158APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$1,750,023 for the year
- Operating expenses$305,455 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$109,376 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,404,296 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,638 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$188,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Macy head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →22,295undergraduates · 26,041 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 14,410 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
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 Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,750,023 $109,376 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,404,296
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $188,943
Cost
Full picture →$16,957net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,905 in-state · $16,959 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 48 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Georgia Southern 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 divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,957 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 22,295Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 48 | 15 | $508k | — | 69% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | 16 | $284k | — | — | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 73 | 15 | $495k | — | 89% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 79 | 17 | $686k | — | 80% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 92 | 16 | $464k | — | 73% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 15 | $1.2M | 972 | 82% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 96 | 16 | $403k | — | 88% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 107 | 15 | $1.3M | 960 | 76% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 110 | 30 | $2.4M | 985 | 72% | |
| Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference | 112 | 15 | $2.1M | 986 | 66% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 117 | 31 | $13M | 990 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 118 | 19 | $248k | — | 32% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 13 over cap | 28 | $3.7M | $132,490 | 961 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 1 | 14 | $3.5M | $248,169 | 975 | vs | |
| Marshall University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.7M | $167,468 | 991 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $174,741 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,498 | 963 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $144,866 | 974 | vs | |
| Georgia State University at cap | 15 | $2M | $134,968 | 970 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University room for 3 | 12 | $2M | $163,313 | 957 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $128,352 | 968 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $136,701 | 962 | vs | |
| Troy University room for 2 | 13 | $1.9M | $143,115 | 979 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $118,976 | 992 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $109,376 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $110,726 | 958 | vs |
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