University of Chicago Women's Basketball
University of Chicago fields a women's basketball team in the University Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $324,479, well above the median of $172k — $23,177 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$324,479 for the year
- Operating expenses$126,698 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,177 division median $10,634
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,545 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Bilek 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $324,479 $23,177 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,545
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $65,619
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Chicago
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 16 | $128k | — | 55% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 5 | 14 | $1.2M | 931 | 41% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 6 | 16 | $648k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 6 | 16 | $5.5M | 1000 | 74% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 6 | 15 | $2.6M | 977 | 79% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 13 | $165k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 14 | 14 | $151k | — | 80% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 14 | 18 | $255k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 15 | 15 | $3.6M | 989 | 81% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | 15 | $424k | — | 71% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 19 | 16 | $5.9M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 19 | 22 | $214k | — | 76% |
Other women's basketball programs in the University Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | 19 | $701k | $36,897 | — | vs | |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 17 | $497k | $29,225 | — | vs | |
| Emory University | 14 | $395k | $28,223 | — | vs | |
| Brandeis University | 16 | $385k | $24,073 | — | vs | |
| University of Chicago | 14 | $324k | $23,177 | — | vs | |
| University of Rochester | 17 | $316k | $18,559 | — | vs | |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 15 | $284k | $18,920 | — | vs | |
| Case Western Reserve University | 19 | $277k | $14,573 | — | vs |
Every University Athletic Association women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked