Division III · USA South Athletic Conference
Southern Virginia University Women's Basketball
Buena Vista, VA · the Knights · Southern Virginia University overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$199k
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division III
$12,427
Per roster spot
median $10,634
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Virginia University fields a women's basketball team in the USA South Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $198,842, above the median of $172k — $12,427 per roster spot, upper half of Division III women's basketball programs. The school gave $6,250 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25 per roster spot.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#153Team budgetof 401 · Division III#150Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#169Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's basketball program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$198,842 for the year
- Operating expenses$90,404 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,427 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,250 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$18,445 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie Day 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →967undergraduates · 967 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →100%admitted · of 1,101 applicants
SAT middle 50%943 – 1253
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 38%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $198,842 $12,428 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,250
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $18,445
Cost
Full picture →$25,440net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,040
Campus safety
Full picture →1.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 13 fields · Bachelor's
Research Southern Virginia 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions100% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$25,440 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 967Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 6 | 15 | $253k | — | 17% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 23 | 22 | $140k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 25 | 15 | $133k | — | 82% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 28 | 14 | $3M | 977 | 99% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 5 | $70k | — | — | |
| Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 42 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 49 | 18 | $245k | — | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 49 | 16 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 50 | 38 | $5.8M | 995 | 17% | |
| James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 55 | 28 | $3.7M | 961 | 76% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 16 | $170k | — | 100% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 61 | 13 | $1.7M | 978 | 85% |
Other women's basketball programs in the USA South Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Virginia University | 16 | $199k | $12,427 | — | vs | |
| Methodist University | 22 | $157k | $7,137 | — | vs | |
| Brevard College | 18 | $156k | $8,673 | — | vs | |
| William Peace University | 14 | $154k | $11,031 | — | vs | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 15 | $151k | $10,087 | — | vs | |
| Pfeiffer University | 13 | $126k | $9,675 | — | vs | |
| Greensboro College | 10 | $116k | $11,580 | — | vs | |
| Mary Baldwin University | 5 | $70k | $13,924 | — | vs | |
| Meredith College | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Salem College (North Carolina) | — | — | — | — | vs |
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