Division I · Conference USA
Missouri State University Women's Basketball
Springfield, MO · the Bears · Missouri State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.8M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$201,561
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
976
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Missouri State University fields a women's basketball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,821,861, above the median of $2.2M — $201,561 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,086,063 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,425 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#131Team budgetof 360 · Division I#103Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#249APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,821,861 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,071,662 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$201,561 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 949 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,086,063 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,425 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$248,410 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Beth A. Cunningham head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Beth Cunningham | Head Coach | not on file |
| Olivia Malcolm | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jay Spoonhour | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| LaKale Malone | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Abby Emmert | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Blake Richter | Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →19,259undergraduates · 23,418 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,901 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate976
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,821,861 $201,562 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,086,063
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $248,410
Cost
Full picture →$17,104net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,024 in-state · $17,928 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Missouri State 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,104 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 19,259Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 1 | 16 | $926k | — | 59% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 15 | $538k | — | 100% | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 65 | 20 | $663k | — | 97% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 79 | 13 | $854k | — | 88% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 92 | 14 | $6.7M | 965 | 72% | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 98 | 15 | $611k | — | 73% | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 111 | 12 | $804k | — | 69% | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 112 | 14 | $439k | — | — | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 119 | 15 | $160k | — | 58% | |
| Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 129 | 16 | $466k | — | 99% | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 131 | 16 | $5.7M | 1000 | 77% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 132 | 16 | $486k | — | 96% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $219,947 | 976 | vs | |
| Liberty University room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $213,389 | 977 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $201,561 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 14 over cap | 29 | $2.7M | $92,392 | 981 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $149,733 | 970 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $141,204 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University 8 over cap | 23 | $1.8M | $78,587 | 984 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $127,729 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $131,528 | 987 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $114,040 | 967 | vs |
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