Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Prairie View A&M University Women's Basketball
Prairie View, TX · the Panthers · Prairie View A&M University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1M
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$74,694
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
919
APR
93% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Prairie View A&M University fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,045,728, well below the median of $2.2M — $74,694 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 919, about the median of 986, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,298,148 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,429 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#348Team budgetof 360 · Division I#327Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#343APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,045,728 for the year
- Operating expenses$283,155 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$74,694 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate919 multi-year; 862 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible90% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,298,148 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,429 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$39,780 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tai Dillard head coach | Head Coach | not 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
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 →8,527undergraduates · 9,517 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,777 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1030
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate919
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,045,728 $74,695 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,298,148
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $39,780
Cost
Full picture →$14,065net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,299 in-state · $26,874 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 138 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Prairie View A&M 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,065 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 8,527Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.86 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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 40 | 14 | $1.4M | 988 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 42 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 43 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 44 | 15 | $4.3M | 996 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 14 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 46 | 14 | $3.7M | 978 | 70% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 50 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 105 | 32 | $10M | 991 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 106 | 14 | $1M | — | 84% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 107 | 17 | $195k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 111 | 18 | $287k | — | 95% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 112 | 18 | $220k | — | 91% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,701 | 967 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,154 | 934 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,235 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,149 | 981 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $66,460 | 967 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 14 | $1.1M | $80,698 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.1M | $68,084 | 964 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1M | $74,694 | 919 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $979k | $57,585 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $934k | $51,870 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 3 | 12 | $818k | $68,160 | 973 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $619k | $34,390 | 944 | vs |
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