Division I · West Coast Conference
Santa Clara University Women's Basketball
Santa Clara, CA · the Broncos · Santa Clara University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$2.7M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$210,377
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Santa Clara University fields a women's basketball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,734,910, above the median of $2.2M — $210,377 per roster spot, upper 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 984, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,422,109 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,378 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#135Team budgetof 360 · Division I#100Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#185APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,734,910 for the year
- Operating expenses$511,639 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$210,377 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,422,109 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,378 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$313,313 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Loree Payne head coach | Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,249undergraduates · 9,340 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →44%admitted · of 18,843 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,734,910 $210,378 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,422,109
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $313,313
Cost
Full picture →$49,651net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,241
Campus safety
Full picture →0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Santa Clara 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 divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,651 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,249Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 3 | 15 | $2.1M | 991 | 80% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 24 | $7.9M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 18 | $776k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 22 | 13 | $785k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 25 | 14 | $266k | — | 63% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 15 | $2.9M | 981 | 89% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 13 | $424k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 33 | $11M | 983 | 12% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 41 | 14 | $3.8M | 991 | 51% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 49 | 15 | $513k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 54 | 14 | $591k | — | 96% |
Other women's basketball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University at cap | 15 | $4.4M | $294,580 | 981 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco room for 1 | 14 | $3.8M | $269,032 | 991 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 5 over cap | 20 | $3.5M | $177,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $191,608 | 981 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $178,758 | 1000 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 2 | 13 | $2.7M | $210,377 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Denver at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $170,998 | 979 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $159,901 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Portland 2 over cap | 17 | $2.4M | $138,445 | 990 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 4 | 11 | $1.9M | $172,813 | 996 | vs |
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