Division I · The Ivy League
University of Pennsylvania Women's Basketball
Philadelphia, PA · the Quakers · University of Pennsylvania overview
26
Roster
11 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$54,555
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Pennsylvania fields a women's basketball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,418,440, below the median of $2.2M — $54,555 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 11 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 1000, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#303Team budgetof 360 · Division I#351Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#39Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 11 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,418,440 for the year
- Operating expenses$353,048 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,555 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$336,012 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael McLaughlin 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
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 →11,611undergraduates · 28,711 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 59,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1526
11 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,418,440 $54,555 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $336,012
Cost
Full picture →$26,017net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,104
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Pennsylvania
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 program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,017 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,611Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 0 | 24 | $2.5M | 995 | 78% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 15 | $924k | — | 86% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 3 | 15 | $5.1M | 981 | 83% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 4 | 14 | $155k | — | 78% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 14 | $2.8M | 996 | 86% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 24 | $2M | 995 | 86% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 12 | $195k | — | 13% | |
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 15 | $212k | — | 7% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 10 | 17 | $295k | — | 79% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 28 | $5.2M | 995 | 25% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 16 | $160k | — | 79% |
Other women's basketball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 2 | 13 | $2.8M | $211,754 | 1000 | vs | |
| Harvard University at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $117,629 | 1000 | vs | |
| Princeton University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.7M | $105,314 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 11 over cap | 26 | $1.4M | $54,555 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $107,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 4 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $72,312 | 1000 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $74,690 | 1000 | vs | |
| Brown University at cap | 15 | $1M | $69,716 | 1000 | vs |
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