Division I · Big Ten Conference
The Ohio State University Women's Basketball
Columbus, OH · the Buckeyes · The Ohio State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$7.2M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$511,683
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
971
APR
96% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
The Ohio State University fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $7,163,564, well above the median of $2.2M — $511,683 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 971, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,816,950 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $29,397 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#28Team budgetof 360 · Division I#12Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#276APRof 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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$7,163,564 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,037,163 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$511,683 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$13,816,950 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,397 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,244,066 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin McGuff head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reid Guzdanski | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Murray | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jalen Powell | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Katie Smith | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Beth Howe | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Todd Schaefer | Assistant 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 →45,728undergraduates · 60,046 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 70,028 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate971
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,163,564 $511,683 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,816,950
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,244,066
Cost
Full picture →$19,575net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,859 in-state · $38,365 out
Campus safety
Full picture →4.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 57 burglaries · 172 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research The Ohio State 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 divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,575 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 45,728Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.01 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Dominican University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 4 | 14 | $368k | — | 85% | |
| Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 5 | 16 | $217k | — | 73% | |
| Otterbein University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 9 | 21 | $191k | — | 83% | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 21 | 23 | $205k | — | 51% | |
| Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 26 | 21 | $262k | — | 17% | |
| Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 41 | 15 | $140k | — | 31% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 43 | 18 | $260k | — | 91% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 15 | $783k | — | 63% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 50 | 16 | $355k | — | 46% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 58 | 18 | $151k | — | 85% | |
| Wright State University Division I · Horizon League | 58 | 15 | $1.5M | 985 | 95% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 65 | 15 | $4.1M | 996 | 62% |
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