Division I · Horizon League
Northern Kentucky University Women's Basketball
Highland Heights, KY · the Norse · Northern Kentucky University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$99,615
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northern Kentucky University fields a women's basketball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,593,854, below the median of $2.2M — $99,615 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 990, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,077,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,388 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#275Team budgetof 360 · Division I#281Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#129APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,593,854 for the year
- Operating expenses$401,851 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$99,615 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,077,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,388 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,921 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hans head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Molly Bateman | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Gabby Johnson | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brenden Stowers | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lindsey Duvall | Director of Women's Basketball 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 →9,927undergraduates · 14,961 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 6,417 applicants
SAT middle 50%916 – 1133
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,593,854 $99,616 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,077,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,921
Cost
Full picture →$8,151net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,896 in-state · $21,480 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Kentucky 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,151 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,927Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 6 | 18 | $534k | — | 97% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 8 | 13 | $4.4M | 991 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 8 | 16 | $3.7M | 969 | 88% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 16 | $184k | — | 57% | |
| Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 45 | 18 | $151k | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 15 | $4.1M | 996 | 62% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 56 | 15 | $1.5M | 985 | 95% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 57 | 16 | $355k | — | 46% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 19 | $309k | — | 84% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 11 | $184k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 61 | 15 | $783k | — | 63% |
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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