Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern Methodist University Women's Basketball
Dallas, TX · the Mustangs · Southern Methodist University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$7.3M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$563,691
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
967
APR
96% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Southern Methodist University fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast 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 $7,327,986, well above the median of $2.2M — $563,691 per roster spot, top 10% 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 967, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,058,976 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $61,840 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#25Team budgetof 360 · Division I#9Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#300Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#296APRof 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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$7,327,986 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,832,589 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$563,691 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$12,058,976 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$61,840 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$665,811 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adia Barnes head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Salvo Coppa | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Coquese Washington | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Anthony Turner | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Amy Pryor | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Carter Caplan | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,115undergraduates · 11,842 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 15,092 applicants
SAT middle 50%1320 – 1480
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate967
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,327,986 $563,691 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $12,058,976
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $665,811
Cost
Full picture →$45,792net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,460
Campus safety
Full picture →0.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Methodist 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 divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$45,792 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,115Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.69 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 Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 11 | $126k | — | 54% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 10 | 14 | $277k | — | 65% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 21 | 13 | $2.1M | 969 | 81% | |
| University of North Texas Division I · American Conference | 33 | 15 | $3.3M | 974 | 72% | |
| Texas Woman's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 33 | 14 | $697k | — | 95% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 35 | 14 | $9.6M | 995 | 43% | |
| Austin College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 57 | 18 | $225k | — | 47% | |
| East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 14 | $1.5M | — | 93% | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 84 | 15 | $472k | — | 80% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 92 | 34 | $9.3M | 981 | 51% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 94 | 15 | $2.5M | — | 94% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 96 | 18 | $856k | — | 92% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University 2 over cap | 17 | $12M | $723,542 | 973 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 18 over cap | 33 | $11M | $325,762 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 3 | 12 | $9.1M | $754,332 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 1 over cap | 16 | $7.9M | $495,403 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University 9 over cap | 24 | $7.9M | $328,628 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 2 | 13 | $7.3M | $563,691 | 967 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17 over cap | 32 | $6.8M | $211,862 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 10 over cap | 25 | $6.7M | $268,031 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $237,656 | 982 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $6.6M | $388,672 | 977 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $6.2M | $414,554 | 980 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 2 | 13 | $6.2M | $477,125 | 986 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 13 | $6M | $461,083 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 23 over cap | 38 | $5.8M | $152,542 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 3 | 12 | $5.7M | $478,001 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 9 over cap | 24 | $5.1M | $213,826 | 991 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 22 | $4.7M | $213,766 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 4 | 11 | $4.5M | $405,453 | 947 | vs |
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