University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Women's Basketball
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Deandra Schirmer head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Alexis Uffmann | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nicole Heyn | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mallory Odell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sydney Johnson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,144 in-state · $18,208 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 29 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 7 | 13 | $143k | — | 82% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 26 | 17 | $727k | — | 72% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 37 | 14 | $283k | — | 51% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 53 | 15 | $268k | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 55 | 19 | $457k | — | 97% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 20 | $1.2M | 934 | 66% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 79 | 13 | $1.8M | 991 | 83% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 79 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 14 | $2M | 976 | 69% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 15 | $3.3M | 976 | 68% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 83 | 18 | $502k | — | 64% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 16 | $700k | — | 72% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,658 | 975 | vs | |
| Mercer University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,434 | 986 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro at cap | 15 | $1.8M | $122,210 | 952 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 2 | 13 | $1.8M | $139,680 | 991 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $133,661 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,028 | 991 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $112,179 | 990 | vs | |
| Samford University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $107,148 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $98,576 | 985 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked