University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Women's Gymnastics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill fields a women's gymnastics team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, below the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,432,913, below the median of $1.9M — $79,606 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's gymnastics programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 20 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 995, with 99% 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 gymnastics programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 20)
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap20 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,432,913 for the year
- Operating expenses$352,734 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$79,606 division median $85,665
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Danna Durante head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marie Denick | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sami Durante-Money | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt DeGrandpre | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school gymnastics players14,996 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,210 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 12 8.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's gymnastics 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
- 92%
Women's Gymnastics
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,432,913 $79,606 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,028,006
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $964,180
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,989 in-state · $39,330 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 26 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Women's Gymnastics programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 22 | $1.6M | 1000 | 40% |
Other women's gymnastics programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University at cap | 20 | $4M | $202,391 | — | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 2 | 18 | $2.8M | $155,118 | 995 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 2 | 18 | $2.8M | $154,618 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh at cap | 20 | $2.1M | $104,521 | 986 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University 2 over cap | 22 | $1.6M | $73,932 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill room for 2 | 18 | $1.4M | $79,606 | 996 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's gymnastics program · Women's Gymnastics budgets ranked