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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

University of Pittsburgh Women's Basketball

Pittsburgh, PA · the Panthers · University of Pittsburgh overview
24
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 15
$5.1M
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$213,826
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Pittsburgh fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $5,131,830, well above the median of $2.2M — $213,826 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 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 991, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,225,423 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,195 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$5.1M
Spend per player$213,826
Roster size24
Coaching staff5
APR991

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

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 9 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$5,131,830 for the year
  • Operating expenses$1,550,172 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$213,826 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 983 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$8,225,423 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$26,195 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$773,520 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Robin Harmony head coachHead Coachnot on file
Randy Javier SchneiderAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Greg LongAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Madison TaylorAssistant Coach / Recruiting CoordinatorOn file · sign in
Shavonte ZellousAssistant 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.
25,171undergraduates · 34,525 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
50%admitted · of 58,416 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
84%

Women's Basketball

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24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1524
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$5,131,830 $213,826 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$8,225,423
Recruiting spend, women's
$773,520
$24,338net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$38,446
Sticker, out-of-state$56,812
Average net price$24,338
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,007
$30–48k$18,397
$48–75k$26,179
$75–110k$31,931
$110k and up$34,824
Tuition & fees
$21,524 in-state · $39,890 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.17
Property0.54
In residence halls
16 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
13%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering642 · 13%
Biological sciences637 · 13%
Psychology538 · 11%
Business511 · 11%
Health professions & nursing483 · 10%

Research University of Pittsburgh

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 PittsburghCarnegie Mellon University · 1 miCarlow University · 1 miChatham University · 1 miDuquesne University · 2 miPoint Park University · 3 miLa Roche University · 9 miRobert Morris University · 15 miSeton Hill University · 23 miWashington and Jefferson College · 24 miUniversity of Pittsburgh, Greensburg · 25 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 26 miPennsylvania Western University, Clarion · 26 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association115$284k—11%
Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference114$165k—87%
Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference122$160k—70%
Duquesne University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference214$3.3M99679%
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference334$538k—98%
La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference917$100k—78%
Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League1516$1.8M100091%
Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2324$568k—76%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2417$166k—82%
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference2514$58k—98%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2645$1.5M—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2645$1.5M—94%

Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Duke University 2 over cap17$12M$723,542973vs
University of California, Berkeley 18 over cap33$11M$325,762983vs
University of Notre Dame room for 312$9.1M$754,332995vs
University of Miami (Florida) 1 over cap16$7.9M$495,403995vs
Stanford University 9 over cap24$7.9M$328,6281000vs
Southern Methodist University room for 213$7.3M$563,691967vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17 over cap32$6.8M$211,862974vs
University of Louisville 10 over cap25$6.7M$268,0311000vs
Georgia Institute of Technology 13 over cap28$6.7M$237,656982vs
Clemson University 2 over cap17$6.6M$388,672977vs
Boston College at cap15$6.2M$414,554980vs
North Carolina State University room for 213$6.2M$477,125986vs
Syracuse University room for 213$6M$461,083983vs
University of Virginia 23 over cap38$5.8M$152,542995vs
Florida State University room for 312$5.7M$478,001979vs
University of Pittsburgh 9 over cap24$5.1M$213,826991vs
Wake Forest University 7 over cap22$4.7M$213,7661000vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 411$4.5M$405,453947vs

Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked