University of Nebraska-Lincoln Women's Basketball
University of Nebraska-Lincoln fields a women's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 50 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $6,092,105, well above the median of $2.2M — $121,842 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 35 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 990, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,591,586 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,592 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
- Roster50 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 35 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$6,092,105 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,693,224 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$121,842 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,591,586 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,592 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$772,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Williams head coach | Head 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
- 66%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $6,092,105 $121,842 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,591,586
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $772,794
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,108 in-state · $27,748 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 3 | 21 | $133k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 47 | 15 | $2.1M | 1000 | 87% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 50 | 11 | $3.2M | 1000 | 72% | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 100 | 15 | $542k | — | — | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 101 | 18 | $877k | — | 86% | |
| Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 113 | 33 | $4.9M | 970 | 79% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 125 | 13 | $708k | — | — | |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 126 | 15 | $687k | — | 86% | |
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 134 | 15 | $771k | — | — | |
| University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League | 136 | 15 | $1.7M | 995 | 99% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 148 | 25 | $213k | — | 72% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 150 | 14 | $5.5M | 975 | 88% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked