University of Michigan Women's Basketball
University of Michigan fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $5,858,899, well above the median of $2.2M — $162,747 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 21 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 $13,811,731 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,510 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
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 21 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$5,858,899 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,610,980 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$162,747 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$13,811,731 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,154,829 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Barnes Arico head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Melanie Moore | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Justine Raterman | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jordann Reese | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Sean Bair | Assistant Coach / General Manager | not on file |
| Danielle Rauch | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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
- 93%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $5,858,899 $162,747 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,811,731
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,154,829
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $18,309 in-state · $60,107 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 44 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Michigan
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 6 | 22 | $1.8M | 982 | 81% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 31 | 18 | $138k | — | 68% | |
| University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League | 32 | 15 | $2M | 986 | 80% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | 15 | $809k | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 38 | 15 | $1.9M | 973 | 70% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | 15 | $2.6M | 996 | 95% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 16 | $7.2M | 953 | 84% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 52 | 17 | $236k | — | 83% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 62 | 13 | $134k | — | 97% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 63 | 14 | $2M | 1000 | 81% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 79 | 27 | $344k | — | 85% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked