Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University Women's Basketball
Macon, GA · the Bears · Mercer University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.1M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$141,434
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mercer University fields a women's basketball team in the Southern 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 $2,121,512, about the median of $2.2M — $141,434 per roster spot, upper half 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 986, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,743,593 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,326 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#187Team budgetof 360 · Division I#178Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#158APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
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$2,121,512 for the year
- Operating expenses$332,857 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$141,434 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,743,593 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$261,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Clark-Heard head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Blessing Freeman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Britney Snowden | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Elizabeth Metress | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luke Carns | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →4,807undergraduates · 9,124 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 11,058 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
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 Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,121,512 $141,434 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,743,593
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $261,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,197net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mercer 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,197 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,807Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 25 | 16 | $307k | — | 63% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 30 | 16 | $403k | — | 88% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 63 | 13 | $410k | — | 77% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 18 | $410k | — | 71% | |
| Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 75 | — | — | — | 67% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 15 | $2M | 970 | 62% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 77 | 14 | $395k | — | 11% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 77 | 17 | $775k | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 78 | 28 | $6.7M | 982 | 16% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 78 | 21 | $412k | — | 99% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 23 | $5.5M | 995 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 14 | $134k | — | 63% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,658 | 975 | vs | |
| Mercer University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,434 | 986 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $122,210 | 952 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $139,680 | 991 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $133,661 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,028 | 991 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $112,179 | 990 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $107,148 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $98,576 | 985 | vs |
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