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Division I · Southern Conference

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Women's Basketball

14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$113,028
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga fields a women's basketball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,582,402, below the median of $2.2M — $113,028 per roster spot, lower half 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 $2,389,306 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,298 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$1.6M
Spend per player$113,028
Roster size14
Coaching staff4
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

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,582,402 for the year
  • Operating expenses$197,707 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$113,028 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 964 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,389,306 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,298 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$239,068 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Deandra Schirmer head coachHead Coachnot on file
Alexis UffmannAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Nicole HeynAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Mallory OdellAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Sydney JohnsonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
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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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
9,982undergraduates · 11,380 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 9,096 applicants
SAT middle 50%1005 – 1185
ACT middle 50%20 – 25
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
53%

Women's Basketball

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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
$1,582,402 $113,029 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,389,306
Recruiting spend, women's
$239,068
$13,801net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,546
Sticker, out-of-state$34,610
Average net price$13,801
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,492
$30–48k$9,682
$48–75k$12,478
$75–110k$17,332
$110k and up$16,862
Tuition & fees
$10,144 in-state · $18,208 out

Campus safety

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0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.91
Property1.36
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
29 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business446 · 21%
Psychology241 · 11%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation196 · 9%
Education148 · 7%
Engineering123 · 6%

Research University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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 Tennessee at ChattanoogaCovenant College · 7 miLee University · 26 miUniversity of the South · 37 miBerry College · 53 miShorter University · 55 miAlabama A&M University · 74 miTennessee Technological University · 79 miUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville · 79 miKennesaw State University · 81 miMiddle Tennessee State University · 81 miYoung Harris College · 83 miUniversity of North Georgia · 83 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South713$143k—82%
Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference2617$727k—72%
University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association3714$283k—51%
Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association5315$268k—62%
Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas5519$457k—97%
Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.7420$1.2M93466%
Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference7913$1.8M99183%
University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference7916$621k—74%
Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA8114$2M97669%
Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA8115$3.3M97668%
Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas8318$502k—64%
University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference8316$700k—72%

Other women's basketball programs in the Southern Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Furman University at cap15$2.3M$150,658975vs
Mercer University at cap15$2.1M$141,434986vs
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro at cap15$1.8M$122,210952vs
Tennessee Technological University room for 213$1.8M$139,680991vs
Wofford College room for 312$1.6M$133,661970vs
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 114$1.6M$113,028991vs
East Tennessee State University room for 213$1.5M$112,179990vs
Samford University room for 213$1.4M$107,1481000vs
Western Carolina University room for 312$1.2M$98,576985vs

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