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Division I · The Summit League

University of North Dakota Women's Basketball

Grand Forks, ND · the Fighting Hawks · University of North Dakota overview
21
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division I
$108,738
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
987
APR
98% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of North Dakota fields a women's basketball team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,283,506, about the median of $2.2M — $108,738 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 6 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 987, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,640,836 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,648 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 budget$2.3M
Spend per player$108,738
Roster size21
Coaching staff4
APR987

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 6 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,283,506 for the year
  • Operating expenses$433,723 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$108,738 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,640,836 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,648 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$222,157 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dennis Hutter head coachHead Coachnot 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

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.
10,216undergraduates · 14,172 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 7,437 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
63%

Women's Basketball

Full picture →
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1521
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,283,506 $108,738 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,640,836
Recruiting spend, women's
$222,157
$18,227net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,243
Sticker, out-of-state$30,862
Average net price$18,227
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,914
$30–48k$13,615
$48–75k$18,625
$75–110k$19,282
$110k and up$20,640
Tuition & fees
$10,951 in-state · $15,570 out

Campus safety

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0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.78
Property0.55
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in transportation · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Transportation381 · 21%
Business247 · 13%
Health professions & nursing233 · 13%
Engineering193 · 11%
Psychology108 · 6%

Research University of North Dakota

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

University of North DakotaUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston · 23 miNorth Dakota State University · 72 miMinnesota State University Moorhead · 74 miConcordia College, Moorhead · 75 miUniversity of Jamestown · 103 miBemidji State University · 107 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference2314$606k—58%
North Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League7214$1.8M100096%
Minnesota State University Moorhead Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference7414$634k—53%
Concordia College, Moorhead Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7520$201k—63%
University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference10327$512k—94%
Bemidji State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference10717$528k—71%

Other women's basketball programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of North Dakota 6 over cap21$2.3M$108,738987vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 2 over cap17$2.2M$131,944—vs
University of Missouri-Kansas City at cap15$2.2M$146,118995vs
South Dakota State University at cap15$2.2M$143,775996vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha at cap15$2.1M$140,9271000vs
North Dakota State University room for 114$1.8M$131,0441000vs
Oral Roberts University room for 213$1.8M$138,223986vs
University of South Dakota at cap15$1.7M$110,888995vs

Every The Summit League women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked