Division I · West Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount University Women's Basketball
Los Angeles, CA · the Lions · Loyola Marymount University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$4.4M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$294,580
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Loyola Marymount University fields a women's basketball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $4,418,708, well above the median of $2.2M — $294,580 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly 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 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,194,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $45,827 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#78Team budgetof 360 · Division I#52Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#207APRof 360 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$4,418,708 for the year
- Operating expenses$941,401 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$294,580 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,194,879 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$45,827 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$278,413 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Aarika Hughes head coach | Head Coach | 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
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 →7,336undergraduates · 10,256 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →40%admitted · of 23,361 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,418,708 $294,581 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,194,879
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $278,413
Cost
Full picture →$54,471net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,489
Campus safety
Full picture →1.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions40% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$54,471 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 7 | 29 | $9.7M | 989 | 9% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 8 | 30 | $9.6M | 980 | 10% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 12 | 17 | $617k | — | 91% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 16 | $786k | — | 92% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 16 | 16 | $308k | — | 40% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 17 | 20 | $3.5M | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 20 | 13 | $1.8M | 987 | 93% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 12 | $186k | — | 3% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 22 | 22 | $1.9M | 977 | 47% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 22 | 12 | $141k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 23 | 14 | $744k | — | 60% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 31 | 12 | $1.5M | 971 | 87% |
Other women's basketball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University at cap | 15 | $4.4M | $294,580 | 981 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco room for 1 | 14 | $3.8M | $269,032 | 991 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 5 over cap | 20 | $3.5M | $177,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $191,608 | 981 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $178,758 | 1000 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 2 | 13 | $2.7M | $210,377 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Denver at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $170,998 | 979 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $159,901 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Portland 2 over cap | 17 | $2.4M | $138,445 | 990 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 4 | 11 | $1.9M | $172,813 | 996 | vs |
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