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Division III · American Southwest Conference

Howard Payne University Women's Basketball

Brownwood, TX · the Yellow Jackets · Howard Payne University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$148k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division III
$7,774
Per roster spot
median $10,634
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Howard Payne University fields a women's basketball team in the American Southwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $147,711, below the median of $172k — $7,774 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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).

Team budget$148k
Spend per player$7,774
Roster size19
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$22k$1.7M
this programevery Division III women's basketball program

Roster sizes

544
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$147,711 for the year
  • Operating expenses$38,352 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,774 division median $10,634
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$6,171 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rodney Gee head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
768undergraduates · 833 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Baptist
68%admitted · of 1,269 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1100
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
31%

Women's Basketball

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19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$147,711 $7,774 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$6,171
$25,768net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$47,978
Average net price$25,768
Net price by family income
$0–30k$20,589
$30–48k$22,305
$48–75k$26,844
$75–110k$29,620
$110k and up$29,652
Tuition & fees
$33,402

Campus safety

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0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.41
Property0.82
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business19 · 16%
Education17 · 14%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation16 · 13%
Health professions & nursing15 · 12%
Social sciences12 · 10%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Howard Payne UniversityTarleton State University · 57 miMcMurry University · 67 miAbilene Christian University · 67 miHardin-Simmons University · 68 miAngelo State University · 89 miUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor · 100 miSouthwestern University (Texas) · 108 miBaylor University · 110 miConcordia University Texas · 112 miSchreiner University · 117 miTexas Christian University · 117 miUniversity of Texas at Austin · 124 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference5715$2.5M—94%
McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference6719$259k—58%
Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference6712$1.8M99564%
Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference6823$246k—97%
Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference8918$580k—79%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference10018$287k—95%
Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association10817$195k—39%
Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference11034$9.3M98151%
Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference11218$220k—91%
Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference11719$187k—88%
Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference11714$9.6M99543%
University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference12432$10M99129%

Other women's basketball programs in the American Southwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor18$287k$15,948—vs
East Texas Baptist University28$283k$10,123—vs
McMurry University19$259k$13,635—vs
Hardin-Simmons University23$246k$10,703—vs
Schreiner University19$187k$9,864—vs
Howard Payne University19$148k$7,774—vs

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