Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
Northeastern University Women's Basketball
Boston, MA · the Huskies · Northeastern University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$3M
Team budget
69th percentile in Division I
$177,600
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Northeastern University fields a women's basketball team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,019,215, above the median of $2.2M — $177,600 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,510,862 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,915 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#113Team budgetof 360 · Division I#124Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#88Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,019,215 for the year
- Operating expenses$294,190 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$177,600 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,510,862 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,915 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$184,870 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Priscilla Edwards head coach | Head 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 →15,891undergraduates · 31,159 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 96,631 applicants
SAT middle 50%1460 – 1550
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,019,215 $177,601 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,510,862
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $184,870
Cost
Full picture →$34,770net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,141
Campus safety
Full picture →0.58violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 39 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northeastern 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$34,770 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,891Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 0 | 13 | $168k | — | 85% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | 17 | $128k | — | 81% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 1 | 16 | $2.4M | 995 | 11% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 16 | $171k | — | 5% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 12 | $197k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 16 | $87k | — | 85% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 3 | 15 | $1.8M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 3 | 12 | $32k | — | 94% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 3 | 17 | $204k | — | 83% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 15 | $6.2M | 980 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 5 | 15 | $267k | — | 10% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 7 | 13 | $86k | — | 92% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University 2 over cap | 17 | $3M | $177,600 | 1000 | vs | |
| Hofstra University room for 1 | 14 | $2.9M | $208,057 | 995 | vs | |
| Monmouth University at cap | 15 | $2.7M | $178,098 | 991 | vs | |
| Elon University 11 over cap | 26 | $2.7M | $101,977 | 1000 | vs | |
| William & Mary room for 1 | 14 | $2.5M | $179,430 | 991 | vs | |
| Drexel University 9 over cap | 24 | $2.5M | $103,672 | 995 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) 15 over cap | 30 | $2.4M | $81,035 | 985 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $169,237 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.3M | $118,475 | 947 | vs | |
| Campbell University room for 2 | 13 | $2M | $150,274 | 995 | vs | |
| Towson University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $131,024 | 970 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,245 | 991 | vs | |
| Hampton University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,099 | 961 | vs |
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