University of Portland Women's Basketball
University of Portland fields a women's basketball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,353,568, about the median of $2.2M — $138,445 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 2 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 990, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,326,951 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,307 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,353,568 for the year
- Operating expenses$410,631 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$138,445 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,326,951 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,307 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$193,067 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Meek head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,353,568 $138,445 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,326,951
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $193,067
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,900
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Portland
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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 5 | 16 | $1.5M | 967 | 91% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 9 | 12 | $187k | — | 75% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 19 | 26 | $264k | — | 92% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 22 | 15 | $291k | — | 96% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 34 | 15 | $204k | — | 88% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 56 | 14 | $586k | — | 99% | |
| Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 75 | 27 | $5M | 990 | 79% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 102 | 14 | $767k | — | 76% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 107 | 29 | $6.7M | 990 | 85% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 110 | 16 | $202k | — | 81% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 117 | 14 | $191k | — | 76% |
Other women's basketball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University at cap | 15 | $4.4M | $294,580 | 981 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco room for 1 | 14 | $3.8M | $269,032 | 991 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 5 over cap | 20 | $3.5M | $177,407 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $191,608 | 981 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $178,758 | 1000 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University room for 2 | 13 | $2.7M | $210,377 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Denver at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $170,998 | 979 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $159,901 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Portland 2 over cap | 17 | $2.4M | $138,445 | 990 | vs | |
| Seattle University room for 4 | 11 | $1.9M | $172,813 | 996 | vs |
Every West Coast Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked