Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Grambling State University Women's Basketball
Grambling, LA · the Tigers · Grambling State University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$69,235
Per roster spot
median $141,297
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
942
APR
95% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Grambling State University fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,177,003, well below the median of $2.2M — $69,235 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 2 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 942, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,564,583 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,482 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,177,003 for the year
- Operating expenses$45,581 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$69,235 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate942 multi-year; 949 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,564,583 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,482 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$26,527 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Simmons 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,279undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →24%admitted · of 24,521 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1150
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate942
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,177,003 $69,235 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,564,583
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $26,527
Cost
Full picture →$19,092net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,683 in-state · $16,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Grambling State 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions24% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,092 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,279Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | 14 | $2M | 974 | 73% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 37 | 13 | $1.4M | 958 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 17 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 20 | $151k | — | 54% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 61 | 17 | $373k | — | 67% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 90 | 12 | $338k | — | — | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 97 | 28 | $283k | — | 60% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 15 | $1.2M | 967 | 25% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 112 | 15 | $538k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 14 | $451k | — | 82% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 117 | 18 | $196k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 125 | 12 | $818k | 973 | 58% |
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 |
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