Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Women's Basketball
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$107,148
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a women's basketball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,392,925, below the median of $2.2M — $107,148 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under 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 $4,413,369 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,402 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#308Team budgetof 360 · Division I#261Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 360 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,392,925 for the year
- Operating expenses$205,029 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$107,148 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$4,413,369 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,402 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$70,630 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Wise head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Barber | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Charity Brown | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sally Higgins | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Walker Martin | Assistant Coach / Director of Basketball 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,392,925 $107,148 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,413,369
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $70,630
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Samford 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 15 | $2.4M | 1000 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 16 | $526k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 16 | $508k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 30 | $5.4M | 978 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 12 | $1.6M | 987 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 17 | $1.1M | 967 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 27 | $264k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 84 | 17 | $590k | — | 93% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 88 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 20 | $1.2M | 934 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 94 | 18 | $167k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 95 | 17 | $563k | — | 31% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,658 | 975 | vs | |
| Mercer University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,434 | 986 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $122,210 | 952 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $139,680 | 991 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $133,661 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,028 | 991 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $112,179 | 990 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $107,148 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $98,576 | 985 | vs |
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