Division I · American Conference
Temple University Women's Basketball
Philadelphia, PA · the Owls · Temple University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$5.1M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$342,972
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Temple University fields a women's basketball team in the American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $5,144,591, well above the median of $2.2M — $342,972 per roster spot, top 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 981, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,200,812 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,444 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#64Team budgetof 360 · Division I#39Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#207APRof 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$5,144,591 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,110,077 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$342,972 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 963 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,200,812 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,444 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$189,521 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Richardson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Wanisha Smith | Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Myles Jackson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cheyenne Curley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sharay Hall | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aaron Thomas | Assistant Coach | 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 →21,720undergraduates · 30,205 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 36,399 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
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 Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,144,591 $342,973 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,200,812
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $189,521
Cost
Full picture →$29,641net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $21,991 in-state · $37,248 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Temple 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 divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,641 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,720Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 15 | $924k | — | 86% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 2 | 24 | $2.5M | 995 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 3 | 26 | $1.4M | 1000 | 6% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 3 | 14 | $155k | — | 78% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 24 | $2M | 995 | 86% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 14 | $2.8M | 996 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 8 | 16 | $160k | — | 79% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | 12 | $195k | — | 13% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 17 | $295k | — | 79% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 14 | $98k | — | 92% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 28 | $5.2M | 995 | 25% |
Other women's basketball programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Florida at cap | 15 | $5.4M | $363,101 | 982 | vs | |
| Temple University at cap | 15 | $5.1M | $342,972 | 981 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa 1 over cap | 16 | $4.4M | $276,721 | 983 | vs | |
| Rice University at cap | 15 | $4.3M | $288,407 | 996 | vs | |
| Tulane University at cap | 15 | $3.7M | $247,245 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Memphis at cap | 15 | $3.5M | $235,931 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Texas at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $222,355 | 974 | vs | |
| East Carolina University at cap | 15 | $3M | $200,704 | 961 | vs | |
| Wichita State University 8 over cap | 23 | $2.9M | $126,732 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 14 over cap | 29 | $2.6M | $91,123 | 986 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University 5 over cap | 20 | $2.4M | $122,432 | 990 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $174,300 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $162,351 | 1000 | vs |
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