Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
South Carolina State University Women's Basketball
Orangeburg, SC · the Bulldogs · South Carolina State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$80,195
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
972
APR
97% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
South Carolina State University fields a women's basketball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,202,933, well below the median of $2.2M — $80,195 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 972, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $909,161 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,079 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#330Team budgetof 360 · Division I#316Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#275APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,202,933 for the year
- Operating expenses$320,167 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,195 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$909,161 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,079 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,791 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cedric W. Baker | Head Women's Basketballl Coach | On file · sign in |
| Terrance Chatman | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Le'Andrea Gillis | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | not on file |
| Bridget Williams | Assistant Women's Basketball 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 →2,762undergraduates · 3,041 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 9,830 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate972
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,202,933 $80,196 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $909,161
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,791
Cost
Full picture →$17,928net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,060 in-state · $21,750 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in family & consumer sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research South Carolina State 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 program15 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$17,928 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsFamily & consumer sciences · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,762Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 0 | 16 | $464k | — | 73% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 36 | 31 | $13M | 990 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 19 | $248k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 25 | $461k | — | 67% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 17 | $686k | — | 80% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 15 | $1.3M | 960 | 76% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 15 | $495k | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 24 | $538k | — | 75% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 72 | 30 | $2.4M | 985 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 18 | $527k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 15 | $508k | — | 69% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 84 | 13 | $519k | — | 82% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University room for 3 | 12 | $2M | $165,284 | 943 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $105,466 | 959 | vs | |
| Howard University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,768 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $92,514 | 987 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $79,956 | 980 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $80,195 | 972 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 1 over cap | 16 | $845k | $52,815 | 939 | vs | |
| Coppin State University room for 2 | 13 | $827k | $63,627 | 964 | vs |
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