University of Iowa Women's Basketball
University of Iowa fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $8,482,645, well above the median of $2.2M — $292,505 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 14 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,371,272 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,825 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 14 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$8,482,645 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,296,907 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$292,505 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,371,272 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,825 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$755,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Jensen head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Abby Stamp | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Randi Henderson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lasondra Barrett | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jasmyn Walker | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sean Sullivan | Assistant Coach, General Manager | On file · sign in |
| Molly Rygh | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $8,482,645 $292,505 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,371,272
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $755,558
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,964 in-state · $32,927 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Iowa
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 19 | 17 | $312k | — | 81% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 23 | 21 | $143k | — | 71% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 52 | 20 | $198k | — | 68% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 16 | $143k | — | 13% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 13 | $89k | — | 87% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 72 | 25 | $194k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 73 | 24 | $173k | — | 92% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 74 | 25 | $216k | — | 79% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 76 | 28 | $1.8M | 995 | 94% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 13 | $171k | — | 71% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 82 | 16 | $497k | — | 93% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 88 | 20 | $180k | — | 99% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked