Lewis University Women's Basketball
Lewis University fields a women's basketball team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $733,999, above the median of $576k — $43,176 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $3,073,365 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,641 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$733,999 for the year
- Operating expenses$145,128 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,176 division median $35,547
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,073,365 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,641 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$19,177 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dodie Dunson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $733,999 $43,176 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,073,365
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $19,177
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,882
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Lewis University
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | 33 | $336k | — | 77% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 12 | 21 | $192k | — | 58% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 25 | $216k | — | 85% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 18 | 11 | $290k | — | 90% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 21 | 22 | $214k | — | 76% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 14 | $151k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 13 | $165k | — | 93% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 25 | 14 | $1.2M | 931 | 41% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 28 | 14 | $324k | — | 5% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 28 | 16 | $128k | — | 55% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 29 | 15 | $2.6M | 977 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 30 | 16 | $5.5M | 1000 | 74% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University | 16 | $926k | $57,846 | — | vs | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 15 | $759k | $50,588 | — | vs | |
| Lewis University | 17 | $734k | $43,176 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 17 | $656k | $38,614 | — | vs | |
| University of Indianapolis | 15 | $644k | $42,965 | — | vs | |
| Rockhurst University | 20 | $638k | $31,919 | — | vs | |
| Truman State University | 17 | $626k | $36,836 | — | vs | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 15 | $611k | $40,707 | — | vs | |
| Quincy University | 16 | $596k | $37,280 | — | vs | |
| Southwest Baptist University | 15 | $538k | $35,869 | — | vs | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | 12 | $527k | $43,932 | — | vs | |
| Upper Iowa University | 16 | $497k | $31,081 | — | vs | |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 13 | $482k | $37,066 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) | 14 | $439k | $31,388 | — | vs | |
| William Jewell College | 15 | $432k | $28,790 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Valley Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked