U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Women's Basketball
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy fields a women's basketball team in the Skyline Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $167,564, about the median of $172k — $15,233 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$167,564 for the year
- Operating expenses$65,732 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,233 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,374 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa Shields head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $167,564 $15,233 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,374
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $945
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens College (New York) Division II · East Coast Conference | 6 | 15 | $289k | — | 69% | |
| St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 7 | 14 | $6.7M | 994 | 80% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 7 | 22 | $4.1M | 960 | 56% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 8 | 16 | $2.3M | 961 | 91% | |
| York College (New York) Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 12 | $48k | — | 59% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 16 | $67k | — | 55% | |
| Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 9 | 20 | $635k | — | 78% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 9 | 16 | $2M | — | 90% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 9 | 14 | $1.9M | 982 | 78% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | 12 | $109k | — | 64% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | 14 | $98k | — | 59% | |
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 10 | 15 | $22k | — | 58% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Skyline Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | 11 | $168k | $15,233 | — | vs | |
| Manhattanville University | 15 | $134k | $8,934 | — | vs | |
| St. Joseph's University, New York L.I. | 29 | $131k | $4,505 | — | vs | |
| St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn) | 29 | $131k | $4,505 | — | vs | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) | 12 | $124k | $10,333 | — | vs | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York | 13 | $123k | $9,495 | — | vs | |
| Yeshiva University | 12 | $109k | $9,064 | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent | 23 | $106k | $4,612 | — | vs | |
| Farmingdale State College | 15 | $102k | $6,823 | — | vs | |
| Sarah Lawrence College | 14 | $98k | $6,970 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Old Westbury | 13 | $46k | $3,570 | — | vs |
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