Division I · Big 12 Conference
Kansas State University Women's Basketball
Manhattan, KS · the Wildcats · Kansas State University overview
33
Roster
18 over the D-I cap of 15
$4.9M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$148,859
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
970
APR
97% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Kansas State University fields a women's basketball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $4,912,372, well above the median of $2.2M — $148,859 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 18 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 970, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,026,127 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,079 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#71Team budgetof 360 · Division I#162Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#7Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#281APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 18 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$4,912,372 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,656,830 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$148,859 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,026,127 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,079 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$427,484 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Mittie head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ebony Gilliam | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Ebony Haliburton | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Madison Pahls | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Megan Foote | Director of Women's Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Dylan Geissert | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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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 →15,113undergraduates · 19,745 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 13,437 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1533
18 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate970
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,912,372 $148,860 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,026,127
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $427,484
Cost
Full picture →$18,745net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,942 in-state · $27,816 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kansas 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 program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,745 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,113Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 48 | 15 | $771k | — | — | |
| Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 58 | 19 | $982k | — | 98% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 73 | 14 | $5.5M | 975 | 88% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 104 | 13 | $708k | — | — | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League | 108 | 15 | $2.2M | 995 | 75% | |
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 108 | 20 | $638k | — | 69% | |
| Wichita State University Division I · American Conference | 109 | 23 | $2.9M | 977 | 95% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 113 | 50 | $6.1M | 990 | 77% | |
| Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 113 | 20 | $595k | — | 48% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 114 | 21 | $133k | — | 84% | |
| William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 116 | 15 | $432k | — | 34% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 121 | 18 | $877k | — | 86% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $9.6M | $684,806 | 995 | vs | |
| Baylor University 19 over cap | 34 | $9.3M | $274,382 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Arizona at cap | 15 | $8M | $533,424 | 991 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University at cap | 15 | $7.1M | $473,347 | 985 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $240,486 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $392,294 | 975 | vs | |
| West Virginia University at cap | 15 | $5.5M | $365,074 | 996 | vs | |
| Iowa State University at cap | 15 | $5.3M | $352,187 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 9 over cap | 24 | $5.2M | $215,717 | 985 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.1M | $317,678 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 1 | 14 | $5M | $358,269 | 986 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 18 over cap | 33 | $4.9M | $148,859 | 970 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University room for 1 | 14 | $4.7M | $337,039 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati room for 2 | 13 | $4.4M | $338,478 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida at cap | 15 | $4.2M | $279,711 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 1 | 14 | $3.7M | $263,252 | 978 | vs |
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