Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.
Shenandoah University Women's Basketball
Winchester, VA · the Hornets · Shenandoah University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$168k
Team budget
47th percentile in Division III
$8,839
Per roster spot
median $10,634
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Shenandoah University fields a women's basketball team in the Old Dominion Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $167,949, about the median of $172k — $8,839 per roster spot, lower half 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).
#212Team budgetof 401 · Division III#271Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#76Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$167,949 for the year
- Operating expenses$26,916 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$8,839 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$23,239 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft 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 →2,590undergraduates · 4,343 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 3,763 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $167,949 $8,839 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $23,239
Cost
Full picture →$26,400net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,028
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Shenandoah 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,400 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,590Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 15 | $321k | — | 96% | |
| Hood College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 43 | 15 | $154k | — | 78% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 14 | $3.4M | 982 | 89% | |
| Frostburg State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 53 | 18 | $361k | — | 89% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 56 | 22 | $1.7M | 986 | 72% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 58 | 15 | $152k | — | 81% | |
| American University Division I · Patriot League | 60 | 13 | $1.8M | 985 | 47% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 60 | 15 | $125k | — | 90% | |
| University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference | 61 | 12 | $519k | — | — | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 61 | 18 | $4M | 1000 | 13% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 62 | 16 | $170k | — | 100% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 62 | 24 | $6.3M | 991 | 44% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Old Dominion Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph-Macon College | 17 | $268k | $15,788 | — | vs | |
| Washington and Lee University | 15 | $253k | $16,883 | — | vs | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) | 18 | $245k | $13,608 | — | vs | |
| Batten University | 12 | $172k | $14,309 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Mennonite University | 16 | $170k | $10,606 | — | vs | |
| Shenandoah University | 19 | $168k | $8,839 | — | vs | |
| Averett University | 20 | $165k | $8,258 | — | vs | |
| Guilford College | 13 | $164k | $12,646 | — | vs | |
| Roanoke College | 16 | $154k | $9,629 | — | vs | |
| Randolph College | 22 | $140k | $6,367 | — | vs | |
| University of Lynchburg | 15 | $133k | $8,894 | — | vs | |
| Hollins University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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