Marquette University Women's Basketball
Marquette University fields a women's basketball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $4,774,607, well above the median of $2.2M — $397,883 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,625,920 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,943 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$4,774,607 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,736,292 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$397,883 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,625,920 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,943 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$267,281 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cara Consuegra head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Deont'a McChester | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Sheila Boykin | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Joe Silvestri | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Sam Logic | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Garven | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $4,774,607 $397,884 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,625,920
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $267,281
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $48,700
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Marquette 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 1 | 17 | $166k | — | 60% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Division I · Horizon League | 4 | 15 | $1.6M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Alverno College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 4 | 13 | $87k | — | 93% | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 5 | 21 | $244k | — | 79% | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | 22 | $169k | — | 68% | |
| Carroll University (Wisconsin) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | 18 | $200k | — | 58% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 12 | $461k | — | 73% | |
| Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 29 | 22 | $160k | — | 84% | |
| Maranatha Baptist University Division III · Independent | 42 | 14 | $29k | — | 71% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 44 | 19 | $243k | — | 83% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 17 | $138k | — | 59% | |
| Lakeland University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 55 | 17 | $242k | — | 91% |
Other women's basketball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 14 | $13M | $901,331 | 989 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $477,808 | 994 | vs | |
| DePaul University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.5M | $344,958 | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College at cap | 15 | $5.2M | $344,772 | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University 13 over cap | 28 | $5.2M | $184,229 | 995 | vs | |
| Marquette University room for 3 | 12 | $4.8M | $397,883 | 990 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University at cap | 15 | $4.4M | $292,561 | 983 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 3 over cap | 18 | $4M | $224,143 | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.7M | $231,021 | 969 | vs | |
| Butler University 14 over cap | 29 | $3.2M | $110,362 | 995 | vs | |
| Creighton University room for 4 | 11 | $3.2M | $287,824 | 1000 | vs |
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