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Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Saginaw Valley State University Women's Basketball

University Center, MI · the Cardinals · Saginaw Valley State University overview
13
Roster
2024–25 season
$673k
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division II
$51,755
Per roster spot
median $35,547
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
73%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Saginaw Valley State University fields a women's basketball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $672,816, above the median of $576k — $51,755 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $1,370,558 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,374 per roster spot.

Among Division II women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$673k
Spend per player$51,755
Roster size13
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$58k$1.8M
this programevery Division II women's basketball program

Roster sizes

1045
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster13 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$672,816 for the year
  • Operating expenses$92,254 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$51,755 division median $35,547
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,370,558 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,374 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$23,349 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jennifer Pruett head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
  • Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
6,184undergraduates · 6,889 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
73%admitted · of 10,222 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1160
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
54%

Women's Basketball

Full picture →
13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$672,816 $51,755 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,370,558
Recruiting spend, women's
$23,349
$15,144net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,280
Sticker, out-of-state$42,792
Average net price$15,144
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,545
$30–48k$11,338
$48–75k$13,963
$75–110k$16,972
$110k and up$18,491
Tuition & fees
$12,240 in-state · $28,752 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.59violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.59
Property1.12
In residence halls
23 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing266 · 22%
Business202 · 17%
Education138 · 12%
Public administration & social work75 · 6%
Psychology65 · 5%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Saginaw Valley State UniversityNorthwood University · 18 miAlma College · 37 miCentral Michigan University · 41 miMichigan State University · 60 miOakland University · 69 miFerris State University · 77 miUniversity of Michigan · 86 miUniversity of Detroit Mercy · 87 miThe University of Olivet · 88 miEastern Michigan University · 89 miCalvin University · 91 miDavenport University · 91 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference1817$743k—84%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3723$204k—66%
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference4116$1.9M99691%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference6016$7.2M95384%
Oakland University Division I · Horizon League6915$1.9M97370%
Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7713$649k—81%
University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference8636$5.9M100018%
University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League8715$2M98680%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association8813$134k—97%
Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference8922$1.8M98281%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association9122$245k—71%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9112$620k—97%

Other women's basketball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Grand Valley State University21$1.3M$63,291—vs
Northern Michigan University17$895k$52,663—vs
Wayne State University (Michigan)15$809k$53,921—vs
Michigan Technological University15$730k$48,664—vs
Saginaw Valley State University13$673k$51,755—vs
Ferris State University13$649k$49,919—vs
Roosevelt University16$648k$40,506—vs
Lake Superior State University18$639k$35,501—vs
Davenport University12$620k$51,697—vs
University of Wisconsin-Parkside12$461k$38,392—vs
Purdue University Northwest15$424k$28,266—vs

Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked