Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Texas Southern University Women's Basketball
Houston, TX · the Tigers · Texas Southern University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.1M
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$80,698
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
974
APR
97% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas Southern University fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (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 $1,129,776, well below the median of $2.2M — $80,698 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 974, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,614,375 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,440 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#342Team budgetof 360 · Division I#313Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#260APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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$1,129,776 for the year
- Operating expenses$287,980 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,698 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,614,375 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,440 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$16,200 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vernette Skeete head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →6,619undergraduates · 8,469 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 7,867 applicants
SAT middle 50%800 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 20%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate974
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,129,776 $80,698 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,614,375
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $16,200
Cost
Full picture →$15,021net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,637 in-state · $20,397 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas Southern 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,021 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,619Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.38 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 Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 1 | 14 | $3.7M | 978 | 70% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 2 | 15 | $4.3M | 996 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 9 | 14 | $1.4M | 988 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 14 | $1M | 919 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | 12 | $1.5M | 978 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 132 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 147 | 32 | $10M | 991 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 148 | 14 | $1M | — | 84% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,701 | 967 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,154 | 934 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,235 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,149 | 981 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $66,460 | 967 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 14 | $1.1M | $80,698 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.1M | $68,084 | 964 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1M | $74,694 | 919 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $979k | $57,585 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $934k | $51,870 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 3 | 12 | $818k | $68,160 | 973 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $619k | $34,390 | 944 | vs |
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