Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University Women's Basketball
DeKalb, IL · the Huskies · Northern Illinois University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$3.3M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$220,005
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Northern Illinois University fields a women's basketball team in the Horizon League (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 $3,300,081, above the median of $2.2M — $220,005 per roster spot, top quarter 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 991, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,181,597 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,826 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#104Team budgetof 360 · Division I#90Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#106APRof 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$3,300,081 for the year
- Operating expenses$674,346 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$220,005 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 963 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,181,597 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,826 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,849 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacey Brooks head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| E.C Hill | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brittney Patrick | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark Schwitzgable | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Leah Earnest | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Tyler Vaundry | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | 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 →11,358undergraduates · 15,504 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 24,177 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
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 Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,300,081 $220,005 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,181,597
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,849
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,506
Campus safety
Full picture →2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Illinois 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 divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,358Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 25 | $216k | — | 85% | |
| Rockford University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 27 | 13 | $129k | — | 57% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 34 | 21 | $192k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 11 | $290k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 36 | 33 | $336k | — | 77% | |
| Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference | 42 | 16 | $97k | — | 57% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 42 | 17 | $734k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 42 | 22 | $214k | — | 76% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 14 | $151k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 13 | $165k | — | 93% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 53 | 17 | $138k | — | 59% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 54 | 18 | $255k | — | 73% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $220,005 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 1 | 14 | $2.2M | $156,585 | 996 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $144,236 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy at cap | 15 | $2M | $131,428 | 986 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $123,823 | 973 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $115,161 | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 1 | 14 | $1.7M | $120,671 | 948 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $99,615 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at cap | 15 | $1.6M | $105,335 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $98,588 | 990 | vs | |
| Wright State University at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $102,417 | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $103,440 | 995 | vs |
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