Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
University of California, Santa Cruz Women's Basketball
Santa Cruz, CA · the Banana Slugs · University of California, Santa Cruz overview
14
Roster
2024–25 season
$266k
Team budget
85th percentile in Division III
$19,016
Per roster spot
median $10,634
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Santa Cruz fields a women's basketball team in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $266,230, well above the median of $172k — $19,016 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
#61Team budgetof 401 · Division III#34Spend per playerof 401 · Division III#279Roster sizeof 401 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III women's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$266,230 for the year
- Operating expenses$120,014 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,016 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$18,870 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Monica Armstrong head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →17,812undergraduates · 19,764 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 68,845 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $266,230 $19,016 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $18,870
Cost
Full picture →$16,526net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,560 in-state · $45,337 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Cruz
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 divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,526 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,812Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.76 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 25 | 13 | $2.7M | 984 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 26 | 15 | $2.1M | 991 | 80% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 28 | 15 | $513k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 24 | $7.9M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 32 | 18 | $776k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 13 | $785k | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 55 | 13 | $424k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 58 | 14 | $3.8M | 991 | 51% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 58 | 15 | $2.9M | 981 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 62 | 33 | $11M | 983 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 72 | 14 | $591k | — | 96% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport University | 18 | $456k | $25,334 | — | vs | |
| University of Mary Washington | 15 | $317k | $21,163 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 14 | $266k | $19,016 | — | vs | |
| Salisbury University | 13 | $203k | $15,593 | — | vs | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte | 15 | $167k | $11,115 | — | vs | |
| Regent University | 10 | $121k | $12,055 | — | vs | |
| Alverno College | 13 | $87k | $6,714 | — | vs | |
| Warren Wilson College | 15 | $82k | $5,464 | — | vs |
Every Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked