Division I · Big Sky Conference
Portland State University Women's Basketball
Portland, OR · the Vikings · Portland State University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
20th percentile in Division I
$93,765
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
967
APR
96% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Portland State University fields a women's basketball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,500,249, below the median of $2.2M — $93,765 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 967, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,372,185 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,944 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#290Team budgetof 360 · Division I#290Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#296APRof 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,500,249 for the year
- Operating expenses$331,544 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$93,765 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 948 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,372,185 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,944 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$94,578 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Karlie Burris head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kerri Nakamoto | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hailey King | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jodi Page | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reiko Thomas | Director of Player Development | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →15,960undergraduates · 20,519 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 8,877 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
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 Rate967
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,500,249 $93,766 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,372,185
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $94,578
Cost
Full picture →$12,509net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,617 in-state · $28,257 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,509 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.57 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 4 | 12 | $187k | — | 75% | |
| University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference | 5 | 17 | $2.4M | 990 | 95% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 15 | $291k | — | 96% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 26 | $264k | — | 92% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 33 | 15 | $204k | — | 88% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 53 | 14 | $586k | — | 99% | |
| Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 72 | 27 | $5M | 990 | 79% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 29 | $6.7M | 990 | 85% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 106 | 14 | $767k | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 113 | 16 | $202k | — | 81% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 121 | 14 | $191k | — | 76% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State University-Bozeman at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,263 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Montana 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $143,103 | 968 | vs | |
| Eastern Washington University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $113,042 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado 12 over cap | 27 | $1.7M | $62,967 | 968 | vs | |
| Idaho State University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,787 | 995 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 2 | 13 | $1.6M | $124,781 | 974 | vs | |
| Portland State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $93,765 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Idaho room for 1 | 14 | $1.5M | $103,796 | 986 | vs | |
| Southern Utah University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.4M | $80,422 | 984 | vs | |
| Weber State University 4 over cap | 19 | $1.3M | $69,438 | 949 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 1 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,481 | — | vs |
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