Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of California, Berkeley Women's Basketball
Berkeley, CA · the Golden Bears · University of California, Berkeley overview
33
Roster
18 over the D-I cap of 15
$11M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$325,762
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
983
APR
98% of players retained
12%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of California, Berkeley fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $10,750,160, well above the median of $2.2M — $325,762 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 18 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $10,832,606 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,196 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#5Team budgetof 360 · Division I#45Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#7Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#189APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 18 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$10,750,160 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,599,909 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$325,762 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$10,832,606 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,196 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,185,047 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Charmin Smith head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Heidi Heintz | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Travon Bryant | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jenny Huth | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Eliza Pierre | 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 →33,078undergraduates · 45,699 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →12%admitted · of 125,910 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1533
18 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $10,750,160 $325,762 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $10,832,606
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,185,047
Cost
Full picture →$16,997net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,850 in-state · $45,627 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 39 burglaries · 66 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 19 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Berkeley
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 program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions12% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,997 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 33,078Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.61 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 9 | 15 | $2.9M | 981 | 89% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 12 | 14 | $3.8M | 991 | 51% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 16 | 14 | $591k | — | 96% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 13 | $424k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 19 | 13 | $785k | — | 97% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 29 | 18 | $776k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 24 | $7.9M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | 13 | $2.7M | 984 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 42 | 15 | $2.1M | 991 | 80% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 52 | 16 | $2.6M | 987 | 95% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 54 | 23 | $2.3M | 995 | 42% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 62 | 14 | $266k | — | 63% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University 2 over cap | 17 | $12M | $723,542 | 973 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 18 over cap | 33 | $11M | $325,762 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 3 | 12 | $9.1M | $754,332 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 1 over cap | 16 | $7.9M | $495,403 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University 9 over cap | 24 | $7.9M | $328,628 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 2 | 13 | $7.3M | $563,691 | 967 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17 over cap | 32 | $6.8M | $211,862 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 10 over cap | 25 | $6.7M | $268,031 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $237,656 | 982 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $6.6M | $388,672 | 977 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $6.2M | $414,554 | 980 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 2 | 13 | $6.2M | $477,125 | 986 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 13 | $6M | $461,083 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 23 over cap | 38 | $5.8M | $152,542 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 3 | 12 | $5.7M | $478,001 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 9 over cap | 24 | $5.1M | $213,826 | 991 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 22 | $4.7M | $213,766 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 4 | 11 | $4.5M | $405,453 | 947 | vs |
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