Division III · American Southwest Conference
Hardin-Simmons University Women's Basketball
Abilene, TX · the Cowboys · Hardin-Simmons University overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$246k
Team budget
80th percentile in Division III
$10,703
Per roster spot
median $10,634
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Hardin-Simmons University fields a women's basketball team in the American Southwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $246,180, above the median of $172k — $10,703 per roster spot, upper half of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#81Team budgetof 401 · Division III#198Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#26Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$246,180 for the year
- Operating expenses$84,370 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,703 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$3,899 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kendra Whitehead head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →1,283undergraduates · 1,655 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 2,452 applicants
SAT middle 50%968 – 1190
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $246,180 $10,703 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $3,899
Cost
Full picture →$21,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,686
Campus safety
Full picture →1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Hardin-Simmons 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,283Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 2 | 12 | $1.8M | 995 | 64% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 3 | 19 | $259k | — | 58% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 68 | 19 | $148k | — | 68% | |
| Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 83 | 18 | $580k | — | 79% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 90 | 15 | $2.5M | — | 94% | |
| Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 120 | 17 | $471k | — | 87% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 139 | 14 | $9.6M | 995 | 43% | |
| Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 146 | 15 | $7.1M | 985 | 71% | |
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 148 | 14 | $877k | — | 73% |
Other women's basketball programs in the American Southwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 18 | $287k | $15,948 | — | vs | |
| East Texas Baptist University | 28 | $283k | $10,123 | — | vs | |
| McMurry University | 19 | $259k | $13,635 | — | vs | |
| Hardin-Simmons University | 23 | $246k | $10,703 | — | vs | |
| Schreiner University | 19 | $187k | $9,864 | — | vs | |
| Howard Payne University | 19 | $148k | $7,774 | — | vs |
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