Division I · Big Ten Conference
Pennsylvania State University Women's Basketball
University Park, PA · the Nittany Lions · Pennsylvania State University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$5.1M
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$392,458
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
975
APR
96% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State University fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $5,101,960, well above the median of $2.2M — $392,458 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,299,943 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,342 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#67Team budgetof 360 · Division I#26Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#255APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$5,101,960 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,547,703 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$392,458 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$10,299,943 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,342 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$857,977 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanisha Wright head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Octavia Blue | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelly Mazzante | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Olivier Cadet | Assistant Coach / Video Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Danielle Edwards | Assistant Coach / Director of Recruiting | On file · sign in |
| Marlo Davis | Assistant Coach | 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 →42,223undergraduates · 50,399 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 85,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate975
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,101,960 $392,458 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $10,299,943
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $857,977
Cost
Full picture →$27,450net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pennsylvania State 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,450 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 42,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 15 | $123k | — | 72% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 34 | 14 | $90k | — | 97% | |
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 45 | 15 | $67k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 45 | 15 | $1.6M | 982 | 77% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 14 | $198k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 19 | $2.1M | 1000 | 32% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 53 | 13 | $145k | — | — | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 14 | $164k | — | 43% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 54 | 13 | $593k | — | 86% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 15 | $186k | — | 68% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 60 | 15 | $125k | — | 90% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 63 | 12 | $376k | — | 96% |
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