Division I · West Coast Conference
University of San Diego Women's Basketball
San Diego, CA · the Toreros · University of San Diego overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.9M
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$178,758
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of San Diego fields a women's basketball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,860,140, above the median of $2.2M — $178,758 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 1 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,902,621 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $23,897 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#128Team budgetof 360 · Division I#122Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#1APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,860,140 for the year
- Operating expenses$396,576 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$178,758 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,902,621 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,897 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$222,475 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Blanche Alverson 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 →5,726undergraduates · 9,110 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 15,953 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,860,140 $178,759 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,902,621
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $222,475
Cost
Full picture →$37,675net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,444
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →39%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of San Diego
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,675 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 39%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Loma Nazarene University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 5 | 17 | $980k | — | 82% | |
| San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 7 | 32 | $3.7M | 991 | 34% | |
| University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference | 8 | 16 | $2.9M | — | 25% | |
| California State University, San Marcos Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 25 | 18 | $529k | — | 96% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | 14 | $616k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 71 | 16 | $2.9M | 962 | 26% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 74 | 22 | $626k | — | 65% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 80 | 16 | $303k | — | 56% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 81 | 13 | $2.6M | 981 | 74% | |
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 83 | 16 | $2.3M | 953 | 63% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 87 | 12 | $1.5M | 971 | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 22 | $1.9M | 977 | 47% |
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 |
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