Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb University Women's Basketball
Nashville, TN · the Bisons · Lipscomb University overview
11
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$167,921
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
97% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lipscomb University fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,847,138, below the median of $2.2M — $167,921 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,906,856 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,324 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#227Team budgetof 360 · Division I#135Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#352Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#64APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,847,138 for the year
- Operating expenses$390,927 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$167,921 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,906,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,324 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$201,134 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Sumski head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Sumski | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sydney Shelton | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Bailey Pedigo | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Makeena Reed | Assistant Coach / Video Coordinator | not 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,270undergraduates · 5,047 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 4,244 applicants
SAT middle 50%1145 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1511
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate995
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,847,138 $167,922 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,906,856
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $201,134
Cost
Full picture →$27,386net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,824
Campus safety
Full picture →0.53violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lipscomb 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,386 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,270Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.53 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 13 | $3M | 991 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 3 | 28 | $8.3M | 989 | 6% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 23 | $695k | — | 70% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 4 | 11 | $1.3M | 976 | 93% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 30 | 15 | $3.3M | 976 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 13 | $1.7M | 986 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 14 | $1.8M | 981 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | 13 | $1.8M | 991 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 14 | $283k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 92 | 15 | $1.8M | 973 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 20 | $1.2M | 934 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 96 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast University at cap | 15 | $2.7M | $179,842 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stetson University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,224 | 979 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University at cap | 15 | $2M | $132,852 | 982 | vs | |
| Lipscomb University room for 4 | 11 | $1.8M | $167,921 | 995 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 2 | 13 | $1.7M | $127,706 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $95,948 | 980 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 1 | 14 | $1.5M | $104,378 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 13 | $640k | $49,268 | — | vs |
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