Texas A&M University, College Station Women's Basketball
Texas A&M University, College Station fields a women's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $6,645,735, well above the median of $2.2M — $604,157 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,914,617 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,776 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$6,645,735 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,988,929 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$604,157 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,914,617 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,776 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$958,762 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joni Taylor head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chelsea Newton | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Robert Mosley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alexis Hyder | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Alex Varlan | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Meredith Mitchell | Director of Business Operations | On file · sign in |
| Angela Jones | Executive Director of External Operations, Marketing and Strategic Relations | On file · sign in |
| Ashley McCord | Director of Player Development and Athletic Culture | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $6,645,735 $604,158 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,914,617
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $958,762
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,841 in-state · $40,328 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 60 burglaries · 191 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 51 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Texas A&M University, College Station
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 42 | 14 | $1M | 919 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 47 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 74 | 18 | $287k | — | 95% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 17 | $195k | — | 39% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 79 | 34 | $9.3M | 981 | 51% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 81 | 14 | $1.4M | 988 | 85% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 83 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 84 | 15 | $4.3M | 996 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 14 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 86 | 14 | $3.7M | 978 | 70% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 87 | 32 | $10M | 991 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 89 | 14 | $1M | — | 84% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 16 over cap | 31 | $13M | $423,205 | 990 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 2 | 13 | $12M | $930,709 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 17 over cap | 32 | $10M | $325,008 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 9 over cap | 24 | $8.8M | $364,846 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi at cap | 15 | $8.5M | $565,288 | 965 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 13 over cap | 28 | $8.3M | $297,135 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 13 | $7.7M | $589,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 15 over cap | 30 | $7.6M | $251,994 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $480,783 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 4 | 11 | $6.6M | $604,157 | 995 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 11 over cap | 26 | $6.3M | $243,277 | 978 | vs | |
| Auburn University 6 over cap | 21 | $5.8M | $276,772 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 16 | $5.7M | $359,274 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $394,094 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 8 over cap | 23 | $5.5M | $237,920 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 30 | $5.4M | $181,119 | 978 | vs |
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