University of Maryland, College Park Women's Basketball
University of Maryland, College Park fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $8,236,450, well above the median of $2.2M — $549,096 per roster spot, top 10% 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 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,222,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,451 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$8,236,450 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,268,200 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$549,096 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate963 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,222,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,451 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$596,091 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Frese head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Carley Kuhns | Associate Head Coach / Offensive Specialist | On file · sign in |
| Kaitlynn Fratz | Assistant Coach / Defensive Specialist | On file · sign in |
| Lindsey Spann Pough | Assistant Coach / Assistant General Manager | On file · sign in |
| Jessica Imhof | Assistant Coach / Director of Scouting | On file · sign in |
| Noelle Cobb | Assistant Coach / Recruitng Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Ryland Davis | Executive Director of Operations / Chief of Staff | not on file |
| Mitch Simmons | 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $8,236,450 $549,097 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,222,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $596,091
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,505 in-state · $40,306 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 103 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Maryland, College Park
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 19 | $325k | — | 84% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 6 | 14 | $1.6M | 981 | 35% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 6 | 17 | $155k | — | 61% | |
| University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference | 7 | 12 | $519k | — | — | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | 24 | $6.3M | 991 | 44% | |
| American University Division I · Patriot League | 9 | 13 | $1.8M | 985 | 47% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 18 | $4M | 1000 | 13% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10 | 17 | $681k | — | 84% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 11 | 15 | $152k | — | 81% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 22 | 14 | $3.4M | 982 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 14 | $2M | 988 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 25 | — | — | 983 | 9% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked