Division I · West Coast Conference
University of San Francisco Women's Basketball
San Francisco, CA · the Dons · University of San Francisco overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$3.8M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$269,032
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of San Francisco fields a women's basketball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,766,454, well above the median of $2.2M — $269,032 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,972,003 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $35,760 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#88Team budgetof 360 · Division I#67Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#106APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,766,454 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,005,654 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$269,032 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,972,003 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$35,760 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$209,279 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Molly Goodenbour 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 →5,729undergraduates · 9,212 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 25,709 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1390
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,766,454 $269,032 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,972,003
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $209,279
Cost
Full picture →$44,104net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,222
Campus safety
Full picture →1.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of San Francisco
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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$44,104 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,729Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 4 | 13 | $424k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 33 | $11M | 983 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 15 | 14 | $591k | — | 96% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 19 | 15 | $2.9M | 981 | 89% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 13 | $785k | — | 97% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 26 | 18 | $776k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 24 | $7.9M | 1000 | 4% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 41 | 13 | $2.7M | 984 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 44 | 15 | $2.1M | 991 | 80% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 58 | 14 | $266k | — | 63% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 64 | 16 | $2.6M | 987 | 95% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 65 | 23 | $2.3M | 995 | 42% |
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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