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Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.

Howard University Women's Basketball

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14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$113,768
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
981
APR
100% of players retained
35%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Howard University fields a women's basketball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,592,757, below the median of $2.2M — $113,768 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,640,477 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,874 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#276Team budgetof 360 · Division I#243Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#207APRof 360 · Division I
Team budget$1.6M
Spend per player$113,768
Roster size14
Coaching staff5
APR981

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,592,757 for the year
  • Operating expenses$234,285 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$113,768 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible95% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,640,477 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$16,874 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$20,848 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ty Grace head coachHead Coachnot 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

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Campus

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10,190undergraduates · 13,416 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes

Getting in

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35%admitted · of 30,342 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
69%

Women's Basketball

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14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate981
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,592,757 $113,768 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,640,477
Recruiting spend, women's
$20,848

Cost

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$30,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$54,630
Average net price$30,028
Net price by family income
$0–30k$44,234
$30–48k$45,504
$48–75k$49,005
$75–110k$50,842
$110k and up$51,384
Tuition & fees
$33,344

Campus safety

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1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.25
Property1.01
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024

Majors

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14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business284 · 14%
Social sciences270 · 14%
Communication & journalism225 · 11%
Health professions & nursing206 · 10%
Biological sciences202 · 10%

Research Howard 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions35% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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

Howard UniversityCatholic University · 1 miGallaudet University · 2 miGeorge Washington University · 2 miUniversity of the District of Columbia · 3 miGeorgetown University · 3 miAmerican University · 4 miMarymount University (Virginia) · 6 miUniversity of Maryland, College Park · 6 miBowie State University · 15 miGeorge Mason University · 17 miUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County · 28 miU.S. Naval Academy · 29 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference119$325k—84%
Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference217$155k—61%
George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference224$6.3M99144%
University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference312$519k——
Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference318$4M100013%
American University Division I · Patriot League413$1.8M98547%
Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference615$152k—81%
University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference615$8.2M96345%
Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association1517$681k—84%
George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference1714$3.4M98289%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference2814$2M98874%
U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League29——9839%

Other women's basketball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Norfolk State University room for 312$2M$165,284943vs
Morgan State University 1 over cap16$1.7M$105,466959vs
Howard University room for 114$1.6M$113,768981vs
University of Maryland Eastern Shore at cap15$1.4M$92,514987vs
North Carolina Central University 1 over cap16$1.3M$79,956980vs
South Carolina State University at cap15$1.2M$80,195972vs
Delaware State University 1 over cap16$845k$52,815939vs
Coppin State University room for 213$827k$63,627964vs

Every Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked