Division I · Metro Conference
Niagara University Women's Basketball
Niagara University, NY · the Purple Eagles · Niagara University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.9M
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$146,017
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Niagara University fields a women's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,898,231, below the median of $2.2M — $146,017 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under 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 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,414,951 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,247 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#221Team budgetof 360 · Division I#165Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#158APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,898,231 for the year
- Operating expenses$351,736 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$146,017 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,414,951 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,247 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$86,526 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tiara Johnson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Angel Parker | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Candice Leatherwood | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Jazmone Turner | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development and Engagement | not on file |
| Skylar Nuffer | Director of Basketball Operations / Player Development | 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 →2,747undergraduates · 4,221 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 4,148 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1240
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,898,231 $146,018 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,414,951
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $86,526
Cost
Full picture →$17,495net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,135
Campus safety
Full picture →1.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in education · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Niagara 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,495 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,747Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 16 | 16 | $3M | 987 | 69% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 16 | 12 | $153k | — | 76% | |
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 14 | $547k | — | 76% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 15 | $1.7M | 995 | 82% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 18 | 13 | $350k | — | 82% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 29 | 11 | $143k | — | 98% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 50 | 16 | $184k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 55 | 14 | $234k | — | 71% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 62 | 30 | $331k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 13 | $230k | — | 64% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 13 | $97k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 19 | $273k | — | 71% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $209,448 | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.5M | $156,226 | 1000 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $170,173 | 995 | vs | |
| Iona University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $144,387 | 961 | vs | |
| Marist University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $137,060 | 1000 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $143,823 | 995 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 21 | $2M | $93,446 | — | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $136,509 | 982 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 2 | 13 | $1.9M | $146,017 | 986 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $130,779 | 995 | vs | |
| Canisius University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $116,641 | 995 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.7M | $76,065 | 986 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University at cap | 15 | $1.6M | $107,600 | 991 | vs |
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