Division III · Empire 8
Russell Sage College Women's Basketball
Troy, NY · the Chomper the Gator · Russell Sage College overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$124k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division III
$7,750
Per roster spot
median $10,634
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Russell Sage College fields a women's basketball team in the Empire 8 (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $124,000, below the median of $172k — $7,750 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#326Team budgetof 401 · Division III#310Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#169Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$124,000 for the year
- Operating expenses$30,100 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,750 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,383 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Branche head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,080undergraduates · 2,064 students in all
Women 76% Men 24%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 1,655 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $124,000 $7,750 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,383
Cost
Full picture →$23,588net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,756
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →44%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 12 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Russell Sage College
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 divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,588 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 44%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,080Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 1 | 18 | $175k | — | 58% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 3 | 14 | $2.4M | 995 | 71% | |
| University at Albany Division I · America East Conference | 7 | 14 | $1.6M | 962 | 70% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 13 | 15 | $216k | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25 | 16 | $300k | — | 10% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 26 | 15 | $137k | — | 23% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 92% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 41 | 17 | $147k | — | 83% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 50 | 11 | $151k | — | 52% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 61 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | 18 | $143k | — | 81% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 64 | 48 | $3M | 973 | 58% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Empire 8
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Brockport | 14 | $234k | $16,739 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo | 13 | $230k | $17,705 | — | vs | |
| Nazareth University | 12 | $179k | $14,915 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | 13 | $173k | $13,320 | — | vs | |
| Utica University | 15 | $170k | $11,311 | — | vs | |
| Alfred University | 16 | $159k | $9,920 | — | vs | |
| St. John Fisher University | 16 | $153k | $9,580 | — | vs | |
| Hartwick College | 11 | $147k | $13,324 | — | vs | |
| Russell Sage College | 16 | $124k | $7,750 | — | vs | |
| Houghton University | 13 | $97k | $7,480 | — | vs | |
| Keuka College | 15 | $91k | $6,087 | — | vs | |
| Elmira College | 21 | $89k | $4,221 | — | vs |
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