Oregon State University Women's Basketball
Oregon State University fields a women's basketball team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $5,009,884, well above the median of $2.2M — $185,551 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 12 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,862,536 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,154 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$5,009,884 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,171,516 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$185,551 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,862,536 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,154 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$536,755 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Rueck head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,009,884 $185,551 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,862,536
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $536,755
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,494 in-state · $35,664 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 46 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 20 | 14 | $586k | — | 99% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 37 | 29 | $6.7M | 990 | 85% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 44 | 15 | $204k | — | 88% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 53 | 15 | $291k | — | 96% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 67 | 26 | $264k | — | 92% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 68 | 12 | $187k | — | 75% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 72 | 16 | $1.5M | 967 | 91% | |
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 73 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference | 75 | 17 | $2.4M | 990 | 95% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.7M | $356,222 | 1000 | vs | |
| Oregon State University 12 over cap | 27 | $5M | $185,551 | 990 | vs | |
| San Diego State University 17 over cap | 32 | $3.7M | $117,143 | 991 | vs | |
| Washington State University room for 2 | 13 | $3.7M | $286,057 | 991 | vs | |
| Colorado State University 4 over cap | 19 | $3.3M | $173,318 | 1000 | vs | |
| Utah State University 16 over cap | 31 | $3.1M | $99,297 | 973 | vs | |
| Boise State University 3 over cap | 18 | $3M | $166,424 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 15 over cap | 30 | $2.9M | $98,131 | 983 | vs | |
| Texas State University room for 2 | 13 | $2.9M | $219,957 | 985 | vs |
Every Pac-12 Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked