Division I · Big Sky Conference
University of Northern Colorado Women's Basketball
Greeley, CO · the Bears · University of Northern Colorado overview
27
Roster
12 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.7M
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$62,967
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
968
APR
96% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Northern Colorado fields a women's basketball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,700,128, below the median of $2.2M — $62,967 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 12 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 968, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,975,560 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,950 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#258Team budgetof 360 · Division I#346Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#37Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#291APRof 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
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,700,128 for the year
- Operating expenses$371,093 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$62,967 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 927 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,975,560 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,950 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$125,133 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristen Mattio head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Camille Perkins | Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| DeAndre Betty | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jenna Knudson | Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and Director of Recruiting | On file · sign in |
| Jamie Williams | Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and Director of Basketball Operations | 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
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 →6,616undergraduates · 9,067 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 10,274 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1180
ACT middle 50%17 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1527
12 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate968
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,700,128 $62,968 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,975,560
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $125,133
Cost
Full picture →$19,115net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,528 in-state · $25,940 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.73violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Northern Colorado
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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,115 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,616Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.73 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 23 | 19 | $3.3M | 1000 | 90% | |
| University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference | 41 | 24 | $5.2M | 985 | 83% | |
| Regis University (Colorado) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 47 | 14 | $559k | — | 87% | |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 49 | 14 | $921k | — | 99% | |
| University of Denver Division I · West Coast Conference | 53 | 15 | $2.6M | 979 | 71% | |
| Colorado Christian University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 53 | 16 | $529k | — | — | |
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | 14 | $763k | — | 60% | |
| University of Wyoming Division I · Mountain West Conference | 78 | 29 | $2.5M | 1000 | 97% | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy Division I · Mountain West Conference | 97 | — | — | 992 | 14% | |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 105 | 13 | $705k | — | 97% | |
| Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 108 | 15 | $403k | — | 20% | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 145 | 13 | $483k | — | 100% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State University-Bozeman at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,263 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Montana 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $143,103 | 968 | vs | |
| Eastern Washington University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $113,042 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado 12 over cap | 27 | $1.7M | $62,967 | 968 | vs | |
| Idaho State University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,787 | 995 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 2 | 13 | $1.6M | $124,781 | 974 | vs | |
| Portland State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $93,765 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Idaho room for 1 | 14 | $1.5M | $103,796 | 986 | vs | |
| Southern Utah University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.4M | $80,422 | 984 | vs | |
| Weber State University 4 over cap | 19 | $1.3M | $69,438 | 949 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 1 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,481 | — | vs |
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