Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference
University of Illinois Springfield Women's Basketball
Springfield, IL · the Prairie Stars · University of Illinois Springfield overview
13
Roster
2024–25 season
$482k
Team budget
29th percentile in Division II
$37,066
Per roster spot
median $35,547
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
84%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Illinois Springfield fields a women's basketball team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $481,865, below the median of $576k — $37,066 per roster spot, upper half of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $818,676 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,281 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#208Team budgetof 294 · Division II#135Spend per playerof 294 · Division II#244Roster sizeof 294 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$481,865 for the year
- Operating expenses$73,483 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,066 division median $35,547
- Athletic aid, women's teams$818,676 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,281 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$31,974 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Olivia Birt head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,342undergraduates · 4,661 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →84%admitted · of 2,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $481,865 $37,067 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $818,676
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $31,974
Cost
Full picture →$9,241net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,472 in-state · $19,460 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Springfield
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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions84% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,241 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,342Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 12 | $149k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 33 | 20 | $209k | — | 75% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 15 | $206k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 22 | $93k | — | 95% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 62 | 16 | $263k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 63 | 14 | $2M | 971 | 89% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 20 | $218k | — | 44% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 67 | 16 | $1.8M | 995 | 77% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 68 | 24 | $1.3M | 986 | 97% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 18 | $100k | — | 88% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 76 | 14 | $1.2M | 995 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 78 | 26 | $7.3M | 995 | 44% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury University | 16 | $926k | $57,846 | — | vs | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 15 | $759k | $50,588 | — | vs | |
| Lewis University | 17 | $734k | $43,176 | — | vs | |
| McKendree University | 17 | $656k | $38,614 | — | vs | |
| University of Indianapolis | 15 | $644k | $42,965 | — | vs | |
| Rockhurst University | 20 | $638k | $31,919 | — | vs | |
| Truman State University | 17 | $626k | $36,836 | — | vs | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 15 | $611k | $40,707 | — | vs | |
| Quincy University | 16 | $596k | $37,280 | — | vs | |
| Southwest Baptist University | 15 | $538k | $35,869 | — | vs | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | 12 | $527k | $43,932 | — | vs | |
| Upper Iowa University | 16 | $497k | $31,081 | — | vs | |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 13 | $482k | $37,066 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) | 14 | $439k | $31,388 | — | vs | |
| William Jewell College | 15 | $432k | $28,790 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Valley Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked