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Division I · America East Conference

University of Maine Women's Basketball

Orono, ME · the Black Bears · University of Maine overview
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16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.9M
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$116,247
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

University of Maine fields a women's basketball team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,859,961, below the median of $2.2M — $116,247 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,704,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,191 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#223Team budgetof 360 · Division I#236Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 360 · Division I
Team budget$1.9M
Spend per player$116,247
Roster size16
Coaching staff4
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster16 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,859,961 for the year
  • Operating expenses$368,339 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$116,247 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,704,110 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,191 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$129,311 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Amy Vachon head coachHead Coachnot on file
Courtney EnglandAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Tom BiskupAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Tanesha SuttonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Matt PeytonSports Performance Coach / Director of Operations (WBB)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

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Campus

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9,267undergraduates · 11,760 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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96%admitted · of 13,995 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Women's Basketball

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16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,859,961 $116,248 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,704,110
Recruiting spend, women's
$129,311

Cost

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$18,237net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,572
Sticker, out-of-state$51,312
Average net price$18,237
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,800
$30–48k$13,707
$48–75k$16,408
$75–110k$20,101
$110k and up$21,756
Tuition & fees
$12,606 in-state · $35,346 out

Campus safety

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1.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.33
Property0.30
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
72 over 2022–2024

Majors

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14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business249 · 14%
Engineering228 · 13%
Education161 · 9%
Biological sciences124 · 7%
Natural resources & conservation105 · 6%

Research University of Maine

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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,237 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,267Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.33 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

University of MaineHusson University · 8 miMaine Maritime Academy · 36 miColby College · 54 miThomas College · 55 miUniversity of Maine, Farmington · 74 miBates College · 93 miBowdoin College · 94 miSaint Joseph's College (Maine) · 116 miUniversity of Southern Maine · 117 miUniversity of Maine at Presque Isle · 126 miUniversity of New England · 131 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Husson University Division III · North Atlantic Conference817$205k—86%
Maine Maritime Academy Division III · North Atlantic Conference3614$159k—61%
Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference5415$332k—7%
Thomas College Division III · North Atlantic Conference5517$134k—97%
University of Maine, Farmington Division III · North Atlantic Conference7412$93k—98%
Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference9315$347k—13%
Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference9413$407k—8%
Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference11615$201k—82%
University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference11721$210k—79%
University of Maine at Presque Isle Division III · North Atlantic Conference12611$57k—97%
University of New England Division III · Conference of New England13115$174k—89%

Other women's basketball programs in the America East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Vermont 7 over cap22$2.3M$104,324995vs
University of Massachusetts Lowell at cap15$2M$134,416985vs
New Jersey Institute of Technology 2 over cap17$2M$118,124986vs
University of Maryland, Baltimore County room for 114$2M$142,647988vs
Binghamton University room for 114$2M$141,2971000vs
University of Maine 1 over cap16$1.9M$116,2471000vs
Bryant University 10 over cap25$1.8M$73,852991vs
University of New Hampshire at cap15$1.7M$112,408995vs
University at Albany room for 114$1.6M$115,618962vs

Every America East Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked