Division I · American Conference
Rice University Women's Basketball
Houston, TX · the Owls · Rice University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$4.3M
Team budget
78th percentile in Division I
$288,407
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Rice University fields a women's basketball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $4,326,108, well above the median of $2.2M — $288,407 per roster spot, top 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 996, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,429,458 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,333 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#81Team budgetof 360 · Division I#55Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#51APRof 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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$4,326,108 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,554,046 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$288,407 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,429,458 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,333 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$366,581 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Edmonds head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Grant | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lakevia Boykin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Danyelle Grant | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jalen Latta | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Madi Miller | Assistant 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 →4,574undergraduates · 8,556 students in all
Women 44% Men 56%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 31,059 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
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 Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,326,108 $288,407 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,429,458
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $366,581
Cost
Full picture →$20,587net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,128
Campus safety
Full picture →2.98violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rice 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 divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,587 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,574Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.98 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 2 | 14 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 4 | 14 | $3.7M | 978 | 70% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 7 | 14 | $1.4M | 988 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 44 | 14 | $1M | 919 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 83 | 12 | $1.5M | 978 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 84 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 135 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 139 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 145 | 32 | $10M | 991 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 145 | 14 | $1M | — | 84% |
Other women's basketball programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Florida at cap | 15 | $5.4M | $363,101 | 982 | vs | |
| Temple University at cap | 15 | $5.1M | $342,972 | 981 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa 1 over cap | 16 | $4.4M | $276,721 | 983 | vs | |
| Rice University at cap | 15 | $4.3M | $288,407 | 996 | vs | |
| Tulane University at cap | 15 | $3.7M | $247,245 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Memphis at cap | 15 | $3.5M | $235,931 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Texas at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $222,355 | 974 | vs | |
| East Carolina University at cap | 15 | $3M | $200,704 | 961 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 8 over cap | 23 | $2.9M | $126,732 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 14 over cap | 29 | $2.6M | $91,123 | 986 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 5 over cap | 20 | $2.4M | $122,432 | 990 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $174,300 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $162,351 | 1000 | vs |
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