Division I · Horizon League
University of Detroit Mercy Women's Basketball
Detroit, MI · the Titans · University of Detroit Mercy overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2M
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$131,428
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Detroit Mercy fields a women's basketball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,971,433, below the median of $2.2M — $131,428 per roster spot, lower half 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 986, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,734,771 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,961 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#209Team budgetof 360 · Division I#202Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#158APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,971,433 for the year
- Operating expenses$300,137 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$131,428 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,734,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,961 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,883 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kiefer Haffey head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Juanita Cochran | Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Lester Harbin | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Antonio Capaldi | Assistant Coach & Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Tania Davis | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Brendha Schwartz | Student Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →3,352undergraduates · 5,528 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
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 Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,971,433 $131,429 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,734,771
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,883
Cost
Full picture →$17,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,300
Campus safety
Full picture →0.24violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →34%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Detroit Mercy
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 divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 34%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,352Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 5 | 15 | $809k | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 18 | 15 | $1.9M | 973 | 70% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 27 | 22 | $1.8M | 982 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 32 | 36 | $5.9M | 1000 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 58 | 15 | $2.6M | 996 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 59 | 18 | $138k | — | 68% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | 16 | $7.2M | 953 | 84% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 76 | 14 | $2M | 1000 | 81% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 17 | $236k | — | 83% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 83 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 13 | $673k | — | 73% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 90 | 28 | $491k | — | 80% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $220,005 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 1 | 14 | $2.2M | $156,585 | 996 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $144,236 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy at cap | 15 | $2M | $131,428 | 986 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $123,823 | 973 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $115,161 | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 1 | 14 | $1.7M | $120,671 | 948 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $99,615 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at cap | 15 | $1.6M | $105,335 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $98,588 | 990 | vs | |
| Wright State University at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $102,417 | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $103,440 | 995 | vs |
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