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Division I · BIG EAST Conference

St. John's University (New York) Women's Basketball

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14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$6.7M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$477,808
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

St. John's University (New York) fields a women's basketball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $6,689,315, well above the median of $2.2M — $477,808 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,356,893 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $33,282 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$6.7M
Spend per player$477,808
Roster size14
Coaching staff4
APR994

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$6,689,315 for the year
  • Operating expenses$751,864 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$477,808 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$6,356,893 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$33,282 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$245,653 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Joseph Tartamella head coachHead Coachnot on file
Joe TartamellaHead Coachnot on file
Steve PogueAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Vanessa AbelAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Joe RutiglianoAssistant Coach & Chief Strategistnot on file
Mike GibsonDirector of Basketball OperationsOn 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
15,699undergraduates · 19,691 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
80%admitted · of 25,223 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1320
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%

Women's Basketball

Full picture →
14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$6,689,315 $477,808 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,356,893
Recruiting spend, women's
$245,653
$28,206net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$73,787
Average net price$28,206
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,468
$30–48k$24,386
$48–75k$27,197
$75–110k$30,164
$110k and up$31,582
Tuition & fees
$49,911

Campus safety

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0.4violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.40
Property0.64
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
23 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business491 · 27%
Biological sciences272 · 15%
Criminal justice & protective services138 · 8%
Psychology131 · 7%
Communication & journalism101 · 6%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

St. John's University (New York)York College (New York) · 1 miQueens College (New York) · 2 miU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · 7 miAdelphi University · 7 miPratt Institute · 9 miMolloy University · 9 miSt. Joseph's University, New York L.I. · 9 miSt. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn) · 9 miMedgar Evers College · 9 miHunter College · 9 miBaruch College · 10 miBrooklyn College · 10 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
York College (New York) Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference112$48k—59%
Queens College (New York) Division II · East Coast Conference215$289k—69%
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference711$168k—32%
Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference720$635k—78%
Pratt Institute Division III · Atlantic East Conference9———53%
Molloy University Division II · East Coast Conference914$313k—76%
St. Joseph's University, New York L.I. Division III · Skyline Conference929$131k—71%
St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn) Division III · Skyline Conference929$131k—71%
Medgar Evers College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference919$54k—83%
Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference915$78k—54%
Baruch College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference1012$57k—50%
Brooklyn College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference1014$71k—54%

Other women's basketball programs in the BIG EAST Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Connecticut room for 114$13M$901,331989vs
St. John's University (New York) room for 114$6.7M$477,808994vs
DePaul University 1 over cap16$5.5M$344,9581000vs
Providence College at cap15$5.2M$344,7721000vs
Villanova University 13 over cap28$5.2M$184,229995vs
Marquette University room for 312$4.8M$397,883990vs
Seton Hall University at cap15$4.4M$292,561983vs
Georgetown University 3 over cap18$4M$224,1431000vs
Xavier University 1 over cap16$3.7M$231,021969vs
Butler University 14 over cap29$3.2M$110,362995vs
Creighton University room for 411$3.2M$287,8241000vs

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