Division I · Big South Conference
Radford University Women's Basketball
Radford, VA · the Highlanders · Radford University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$95,122
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Radford University fields a women's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,426,831, below the median of $2.2M — $95,122 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. 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 $1,619,426 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,675 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#302Team budgetof 360 · Division I#289Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,426,831 for the year
- Operating expenses$258,360 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$95,122 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$1,619,426 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,675 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$56,745 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McGuire | Head Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jessica Jackson | Associate Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Edelburg | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michala Hash | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Katie Holler | Assistant Coach / Director of Women's Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Turner Martin | Women's Basketball Assistant Director of Operations | 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 →5,704undergraduates · 7,531 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,426,831 $95,122 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,619,426
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $56,745
Cost
Full picture →$18,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,286 in-state · $25,185 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Radford 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 program15 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$18,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,704Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 11 | $4.5M | 947 | 57% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 29 | 16 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 32 | 35 | $474k | — | 90% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 18 | $181k | — | 100% | |
| Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 37 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 18 | $450k | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | 22 | $4.7M | 1000 | 22% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 74 | 20 | $165k | — | 48% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | 14 | $600k | — | 69% | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 75 | — | — | — | 87% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 15 | $438k | — | 96% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 76 | 15 | $253k | — | 17% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.9M | $160,343 | 976 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 2 | 13 | $1.7M | $133,503 | 978 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.6M | $91,556 | 953 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $95,122 | 1000 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $101,039 | 984 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $85,563 | 960 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $77,985 | 980 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 2 | 13 | $1.2M | $92,996 | 980 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,726 | 1000 | vs |
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