Division I · Sun Belt Conference
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Women's Basketball
Lafayette, LA · the Ragin' Cajuns · University of Louisiana at Lafayette overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.1M
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$141,498
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
963
APR
95% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Louisiana at Lafayette fields a women's basketball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,122,473, about the median of $2.2M — $141,498 per roster spot, upper 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 963, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,168,424 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,425 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#186Team budgetof 360 · Division I#177Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#307APRof 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,122,473 for the year
- Operating expenses$438,487 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$141,498 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 979 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,168,424 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,425 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$277,933 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Garry Brodhead head coach | Head 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 →13,179undergraduates · 15,345 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 10,679 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1255
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
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 Rate963
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,122,473 $141,498 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,168,424
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $277,933
Cost
Full picture →$13,443net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,418 in-state · $24,146 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.21violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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 divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,443 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,179Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.21 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 52 | 13 | $12M | 981 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 54 | 16 | $1.1M | 964 | 50% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 72 | 15 | $1.1M | 969 | 68% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 78 | 16 | $837k | 957 | 96% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 95 | 15 | $1.2M | 986 | 94% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 115 | 15 | $3.7M | 990 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 117 | 15 | $1.2M | 968 | 67% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 12 | $1.5M | 978 | 86% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 124 | 17 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 126 | 15 | $1.2M | 967 | 25% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 13 over cap | 28 | $3.7M | $132,490 | 961 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 1 | 14 | $3.5M | $248,169 | 975 | vs | |
| Marshall University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.7M | $167,468 | 991 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $174,741 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,498 | 963 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $144,866 | 974 | vs | |
| Georgia State University at cap | 15 | $2M | $134,968 | 970 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University room for 3 | 12 | $2M | $163,313 | 957 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $128,352 | 968 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $136,701 | 962 | vs | |
| Troy University room for 2 | 13 | $1.9M | $143,115 | 979 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $118,976 | 992 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $109,376 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $110,726 | 958 | vs |
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