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Division I · West Coast Conference

Pepperdine University Women's Basketball

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20
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.5M
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division I
$177,407
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Pepperdine University fields a women's basketball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,548,150, well above the median of $2.2M — $177,407 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 5 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 $6,035,743 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,066 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#97Team budgetof 360 · Division I#125Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#72Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 360 · Division I
Team budget$3.5M
Spend per player$177,407
Roster size20
Coaching staff4
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 5 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,548,150 for the year
  • Operating expenses$609,095 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$177,407 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$6,035,743 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$27,066 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$294,342 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Katie Faulkner head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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

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About the school

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Campus

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3,629undergraduates · 9,545 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Churches of Christ

Getting in

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50%admitted · of 12,457 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Basketball

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20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1520
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,548,150 $177,408 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,035,743
Recruiting spend, women's
$294,342

Cost

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$52,216net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$93,512
Average net price$52,216
Net price by family income
$0–30k$36,463
$30–48k$38,065
$48–75k$40,201
$75–110k$42,253
$110k and up$52,946
Tuition & fees
$66,742

Campus safety

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1.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.86
Property0.89
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024

Majors

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29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business244 · 29%
Communication & journalism104 · 13%
Psychology93 · 11%
Social sciences91 · 11%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation70 · 8%

Research Pepperdine 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 program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$52,216 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,629Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.86 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

Pepperdine UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 15 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 16 miCalifornia State University, Northridge · 17 miLoyola Marymount University · 17 miUniversity of Southern California · 24 miCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills · 28 miOccidental College · 29 miCalifornia State University, Los Angeles · 31 miCalifornia Institute of Technology · 34 miLong Beach State University · 38 miWhittier College · 39 miBiola University · 41 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference1529$9.7M9899%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1620$240k—89%
California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference1713$1.8M98793%
Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference1715$4.4M98140%
University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference2430$9.6M98010%
California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association2817$617k—91%
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2916$308k—40%
California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association3116$786k—92%
California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3412$186k—3%
Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference3822$1.9M97747%
Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3912$141k—85%
Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference4114$744k—60%

Other women's basketball programs in the West Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Loyola Marymount University at cap15$4.4M$294,580981vs
University of San Francisco room for 114$3.8M$269,032991vs
Pepperdine University 5 over cap20$3.5M$177,4071000vs
Saint Mary's College of California at cap15$2.9M$191,608981vs
University of San Diego 1 over cap16$2.9M$178,7581000vs
Santa Clara University room for 213$2.7M$210,377984vs
University of Denver at cap15$2.6M$170,998979vs
University of the Pacific 1 over cap16$2.6M$159,901987vs
University of Portland 2 over cap17$2.4M$138,445990vs
Seattle University room for 411$1.9M$172,813996vs

Every West Coast Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked