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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Maryland, College Park Women's Basketball

College Park, MD · the Terrapins · University of Maryland, College Park overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$8.2M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$549,096
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
963
APR
98% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

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 budget$8.2M
Spend per player$549,096
Roster size15
Coaching staff6
APR963

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

  • 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

NameTitleEmail
Brenda Frese head coachHead Coachnot on file
Carley KuhnsAssociate Head Coach / Offensive SpecialistOn file · sign in
Kaitlynn FratzAssistant Coach / Defensive SpecialistOn file · sign in
Lindsey Spann PoughAssistant Coach / Assistant General ManagerOn file · sign in
Jessica ImhofAssistant Coach / Director of ScoutingOn file · sign in
Noelle CobbAssistant Coach / Recruitng CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Ryland DavisExecutive Director of Operations / Chief of Staffnot on file
Mitch SimmonsDirector of OperationsOn 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
30,608undergraduates · 40,813 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
45%admitted · of 59,377 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
88%

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
98% of players kept year to year
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
$15,833net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$30,885
Sticker, out-of-state$59,686
Average net price$15,833
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,603
$30–48k$7,327
$48–75k$12,237
$75–110k$20,855
$110k and up$26,239
Tuition & fees
$11,505 in-state · $40,306 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.86violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.86
Property4.12
In residence halls
14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
103 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Computer & information sciences1,678 · 21%
Business986 · 12%
Social sciences934 · 12%
Engineering917 · 11%
Biological sciences689 · 9%

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

University of Maryland, College ParkCatholic University · 5 miHoward University · 6 miGallaudet University · 6 miUniversity of the District of Columbia · 7 miGeorge Washington University · 8 miAmerican University · 9 miGeorgetown University · 9 miBowie State University · 10 miMarymount University (Virginia) · 11 miGeorge Mason University · 22 miUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County · 22 miU.S. Naval Academy · 25 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference519$325k—84%
Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.614$1.6M98135%
Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference617$155k—61%
University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference712$519k——
George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference824$6.3M99144%
American University Division I · Patriot League913$1.8M98547%
Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference918$4M100013%
Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association1017$681k—84%
Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference1115$152k—81%
George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference2214$3.4M98289%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference2214$2M98874%
U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League25——9839%

Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of California, Los Angeles 14 over cap29$9.7M$334,154989vs
University of Southern California 15 over cap30$9.6M$320,344980vs
Indiana University, Bloomington 22 over cap37$9.3M$251,167980vs
University of Iowa 14 over cap29$8.5M$292,505982vs
University of Maryland, College Park at cap15$8.2M$549,096963vs
University of Washington 9 over cap24$7.5M$313,813986vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 16 over cap31$7.5M$242,849987vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 11 over cap26$7.3M$279,170995vs
Michigan State University 1 over cap16$7.2M$452,938953vs
The Ohio State University room for 114$7.2M$511,683971vs
University of Oregon 14 over cap29$6.7M$231,666990vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 6 over cap21$6.6M$313,681995vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 35 over cap50$6.1M$121,842990vs
University of Michigan 21 over cap36$5.9M$162,7471000vs
Northwestern University 1 over cap16$5.9M$365,7541000vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison 13 over cap28$5.1M$182,879987vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 213$5.1M$392,458975vs
Purdue University at cap15$4.9M$327,418973vs

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