Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Houston Women's Basketball
Houston, TX · the Cougars · University of Houston overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$3.7M
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$263,252
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
978
APR
97% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Houston fields a women's basketball team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,685,535, well above the median of $2.2M — $263,252 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 978, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,768,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,439 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#95Team budgetof 360 · Division I#69Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#234APRof 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
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,685,535 for the year
- Operating expenses$889,914 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$263,252 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate978 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,768,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,439 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$330,602 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Mitchell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Damitria Buchanan | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| DeNesha Stallworth | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marqu'es Webb | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dominique Dillingham | 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 →37,946undergraduates · 46,676 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 30,327 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%23 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate978
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,685,535 $263,253 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,768,638
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $330,602
Cost
Full picture →$13,738net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,711 in-state · $22,191 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 74 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 45 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Houston
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 divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,738 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 37,946Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.73 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 1 | 14 | $1.1M | 974 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 19 | $140k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 4 | 15 | $4.3M | 996 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 11 | 14 | $1.4M | 988 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 14 | $1M | 919 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 13 | $1.5M | 967 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 79 | 12 | $1.5M | 978 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 86 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 148 | 32 | $10M | 991 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 149 | 14 | $1M | — | 84% |
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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