Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Arizona Women's Basketball
Tucson, AZ · the Wildcats · University of Arizona overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$8M
Team budget
95th percentile in Division I
$533,424
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Arizona fields a women's basketball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $8,001,360, well above the median of $2.2M — $533,424 per roster spot, top 10% 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 991, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,336,173 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,154 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#18Team budgetof 360 · Division I#11Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#106APRof 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$8,001,360 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,707,215 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$533,424 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,336,173 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,154 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$802,392 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Becky Burke head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Todd Starkey | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| James Ewing | Associate Coach | On file · sign in |
| Julie Hairgrove | Assistant Coach / Chief of Staff | not on file |
| Devan Newman | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Peyton Klauber | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Emily Meinert | Performance Enhancement, 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 →41,899undergraduates · 53,001 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 56,466 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1420
ACT middle 50%21 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
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 Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $8,001,360 $533,424 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,336,173
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $802,392
Cost
Full picture →$18,144net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,277 in-state · $38,784 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 128 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Arizona
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 divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,144 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 41,899Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 100 | 28 | $6.7M | 1000 | 90% | |
| Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 112 | 15 | $2.8M | 978 | 60% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $9.6M | $684,806 | 995 | vs | |
| Baylor University 19 over cap | 34 | $9.3M | $274,382 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Arizona at cap | 15 | $8M | $533,424 | 991 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University at cap | 15 | $7.1M | $473,347 | 985 | vs | |
| Arizona State University 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $240,486 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kansas room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $392,294 | 975 | vs | |
| West Virginia University at cap | 15 | $5.5M | $365,074 | 996 | vs | |
| Iowa State University at cap | 15 | $5.3M | $352,187 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder 9 over cap | 24 | $5.2M | $215,717 | 985 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.1M | $317,678 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Utah room for 1 | 14 | $5M | $358,269 | 986 | vs | |
| Kansas State University 18 over cap | 33 | $4.9M | $148,859 | 970 | vs | |
| Oklahoma State University room for 1 | 14 | $4.7M | $337,039 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati room for 2 | 13 | $4.4M | $338,478 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida at cap | 15 | $4.2M | $279,711 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Houston room for 1 | 14 | $3.7M | $263,252 | 978 | vs |
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