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Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Minnesota State University Moorhead Women's Basketball

Moorhead, MN · the Dragons · Minnesota State University Moorhead overview
14
Roster
2024–25 season
$634k
Team budget
64th percentile in Division II
$45,252
Per roster spot
median $35,547
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
53%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Minnesota State University Moorhead fields a women's basketball team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $633,539, about the median of $576k — $45,252 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $672,226 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $3,693 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$634k
Spend per player$45,252
Roster size14
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$58k$1.8M
this programevery Division II women's basketball program

Roster sizes

1045
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$633,539 for the year
  • Operating expenses$151,887 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$45,252 division median $35,547
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$672,226 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$3,693 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$29,163 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Karla Nelson head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
3,413undergraduates · 4,410 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
53%admitted · of 4,654 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%

Women's Basketball

Full picture →
14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$633,539 $45,253 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$672,226
Recruiting spend, women's
$29,163
$18,231net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$25,700
Average net price$18,231
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,260
$30–48k$12,969
$48–75k$14,544
$75–110k$19,410
$110k and up$21,573
Tuition & fees
$10,336

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.84
Property0.53
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business161 · 19%
Health professions & nursing147 · 17%
Education127 · 15%
Visual & performing arts56 · 7%
Communication & journalism47 · 6%

Research Minnesota State University Moorhead

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Minnesota State University MoorheadConcordia College, Moorhead · 0 miNorth Dakota State University · 3 miUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston · 65 miUniversity of North Dakota · 74 miUniversity of Jamestown · 92 miUniversity of Minnesota, Morris · 97 miBemidji State University · 98 miNorthern State University · 128 miCollege of Saint Benedict · 147 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference020$201k—63%
North Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League314$1.8M100096%
University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference6514$606k—58%
University of North Dakota Division I · The Summit League7421$2.3M98777%
University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9227$512k—94%
University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference9715$129k—70%
Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9817$528k—71%
Northern State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference12814$650k—93%
College of Saint Benedict Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference147———91%

Other women's basketball programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Augustana University (South Dakota)17$859k$50,501—vs
Minnesota State University, Mankato17$801k$47,103—vs
University of Minnesota Duluth15$666k$44,412—vs
St. Cloud State University15$655k$43,638—vs
Northern State University14$650k$46,419—vs
Minnesota State University Moorhead14$634k$45,252—vs
University of Sioux Falls17$606k$35,649—vs
University of Minnesota, Crookston14$606k$43,278—vs
Concordia University, St. Paul16$605k$37,786—vs
University of Mary13$586k$45,054—vs
Minot State University19$557k$29,317—vs
Wayne State College (Nebraska)15$542k$36,165—vs
Bemidji State University17$528k$31,070—vs
University of Jamestown27$512k$18,974—vs
Southwest Minnesota State University15$510k$34,022—vs
Winona State University15$479k$31,919—vs

Every Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked