Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Women's Basketball
Chapel Hill, NC · the Tar Heels · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overview
32
Roster
17 over the D-I cap of 15
$6.8M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$211,862
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
974
APR
97% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $6,779,610, well above the median of $2.2M — $211,862 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 17 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 974, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,028,006 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,626 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#30Team budgetof 360 · Division I#98Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#10Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#260APRof 360 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 17 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$6,779,610 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,626,852 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$211,862 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,028,006 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,626 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$964,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Banghart head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Joanne Aluka-White | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cory McNeill | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Daniel Metzelfeld | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Katherine Bixby | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lexi Weger | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Liz Roberts | General Manager / Special Assistant to the Head Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →20,681undergraduates · 32,234 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →19%admitted · of 57,902 applicants
SAT middle 50%1370 – 1530
ACT middle 50%30 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1532
17 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate974
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,779,610 $211,863 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,028,006
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $964,180
Cost
Full picture →$11,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,989 in-state · $39,330 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions19% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 20,681Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 17 | $12M | 973 | 7% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 10 | 16 | $1.3M | 980 | 90% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 13 | $6.2M | 986 | 40% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 25 | 14 | $154k | — | 97% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 25 | 17 | $628k | — | 30% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 26 | $2.7M | 1000 | 67% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 39 | 13 | $2M | 995 | 94% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 42 | 19 | $2.3M | 947 | 46% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 43 | 10 | $116k | — | 92% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 44 | 15 | $1.8M | 952 | 90% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 13 | $164k | — | 84% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University 2 over cap | 17 | $12M | $723,542 | 973 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 18 over cap | 33 | $11M | $325,762 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 3 | 12 | $9.1M | $754,332 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 1 over cap | 16 | $7.9M | $495,403 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University 9 over cap | 24 | $7.9M | $328,628 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 2 | 13 | $7.3M | $563,691 | 967 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17 over cap | 32 | $6.8M | $211,862 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 10 over cap | 25 | $6.7M | $268,031 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $237,656 | 982 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $6.6M | $388,672 | 977 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $6.2M | $414,554 | 980 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 2 | 13 | $6.2M | $477,125 | 986 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 13 | $6M | $461,083 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 23 over cap | 38 | $5.8M | $152,542 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 3 | 12 | $5.7M | $478,001 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 9 over cap | 24 | $5.1M | $213,826 | 991 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 22 | $4.7M | $213,766 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 4 | 11 | $4.5M | $405,453 | 947 | vs |
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