Division I · Coastal Athletic Association
University of North Carolina Wilmington Women's Basketball
Wilmington, NC · the Seahawks · University of North Carolina Wilmington overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$117,245
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of North Carolina Wilmington fields a women's basketball team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,758,688, below the median of $2.2M — $117,245 per roster spot, lower half 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 991, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,707,880 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,206 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#249Team budgetof 360 · Division I#231Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#106APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,758,688 for the year
- Operating expenses$315,391 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$117,245 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,707,880 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,206 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,422 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Woods head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →14,494undergraduates · 17,987 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 17,370 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1360
ACT middle 50%24 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
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 Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,758,688 $117,246 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,707,880
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,422
Cost
Full picture →$18,606net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,317 in-state · $22,985 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.96violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Wilmington
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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,606 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,494Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.96 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 69 | 28 | $557k | — | 78% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 14 | $2.4M | 968 | 80% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 82 | 15 | $264k | — | 92% | |
| Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 82 | 15 | $510k | — | 80% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 85 | 22 | $157k | — | 75% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 95 | 13 | $2M | 995 | 94% | |
| East Carolina University Division I · American Conference | 100 | 15 | $3M | 961 | 90% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 102 | 13 | $519k | — | 82% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 104 | 24 | $478k | — | 96% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 115 | 17 | $628k | — | 30% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 116 | 14 | $154k | — | 97% | |
| North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 117 | 13 | $6.2M | 986 | 40% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Coastal Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University 2 over cap | 17 | $3M | $177,600 | 1000 | vs | |
| Hofstra University room for 1 | 14 | $2.9M | $208,057 | 995 | vs | |
| Monmouth University at cap | 15 | $2.7M | $178,098 | 991 | vs | |
| Elon University 11 over cap | 26 | $2.7M | $101,977 | 1000 | vs | |
| William & Mary room for 1 | 14 | $2.5M | $179,430 | 991 | vs | |
| Drexel University 9 over cap | 24 | $2.5M | $103,672 | 995 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) 15 over cap | 30 | $2.4M | $81,035 | 985 | vs | |
| Stony Brook University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $169,237 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina A&T State University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.3M | $118,475 | 947 | vs | |
| Campbell University room for 2 | 13 | $2M | $150,274 | 995 | vs | |
| Towson University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $131,024 | 970 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,245 | 991 | vs | |
| Hampton University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,099 | 961 | vs |
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