Lyon College Women's Basketball
Lyon College fields a women's basketball team in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $180,871, about the median of $172k — $7,863 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$180,871 for the year
- Operating expenses$69,456 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,863 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$19,307 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Peterson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $180,871 $7,864 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $19,307
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $31,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Lyon College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 37 | 14 | $593k | — | 100% | |
| Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 53 | 12 | $2M | 957 | 70% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 66 | 18 | $154k | — | 53% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 67 | 12 | $1.2M | 971 | 90% | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 83 | 12 | $1.3M | 981 | 58% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 91 | 16 | $486k | — | 96% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 100 | 14 | $301k | — | 97% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 102 | 12 | $250k | — | 50% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 103 | 20 | $671k | — | 88% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 105 | 15 | $3.5M | 995 | 93% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 106 | 15 | $160k | — | 58% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 108 | 12 | $818k | 973 | 58% |
Other women's basketball programs in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principia College | 20 | $218k | $10,910 | — | vs | |
| Webster University | 21 | $216k | $10,281 | — | vs | |
| Lyon College | 23 | $181k | $7,863 | — | vs | |
| Mississippi University for Women | 18 | $167k | $9,298 | — | vs | |
| Westminster College (Missouri) | 20 | $151k | $7,538 | — | vs | |
| Blackburn College | 12 | $149k | $12,392 | — | vs | |
| Spalding University | 17 | $128k | $7,542 | — | vs | |
| Eureka College | 18 | $100k | $5,583 | — | vs | |
| Greenville University | 22 | $93k | $4,214 | — | vs |
Every St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked