Northwestern University Women's Basketball
Northwestern University fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $5,852,067, well above the median of $2.2M — $365,754 per roster spot, top 10% 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 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,049,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $57,997 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$5,852,067 for the year
- Operating expenses$979,576 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$365,754 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$13,049,548 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$57,997 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$611,188 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carla Berube head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Lauren Dillon | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maggie Lyon | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Mariya Moore | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| George Buaku | Assistant Coach / Director of Analytics | On file · sign in |
| Lilly Paro | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,852,067 $365,754 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,049,548
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $611,188
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $65,997
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Northwestern 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 15 | $3.6M | 989 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 5 | 18 | $255k | — | 73% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 12 | 16 | $5.5M | 1000 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 16 | $648k | — | 94% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 12 | 13 | $165k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | 15 | $2.6M | 977 | 79% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 14 | $151k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 15 | 16 | $128k | — | 55% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 16 | 17 | $138k | — | 59% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 17 | 22 | $214k | — | 76% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 19 | 14 | $324k | — | 5% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 23 | 14 | $1.2M | 931 | 41% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked