Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Texas at Austin Women's Basketball
Austin, TX · the Longhorns · University of Texas at Austin overview
32
Roster
17 over the D-I cap of 15
$10M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$325,008
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
991
APR
99% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Texas at Austin fields a women's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $10,400,257, well above the median of $2.2M — $325,008 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 17 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 991, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,450,570 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,136 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#6Team budgetof 360 · Division I#46Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#10Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#106APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 17 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$10,400,257 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,226,116 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$325,008 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,450,570 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,136 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,147,804 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vic Schaefer head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Elena Lovato | Associate Head Coach, Women's Basketball | On file · sign in |
| Blair Schaefer | Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball | On file · sign in |
| Victoria Vivians | Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball | not on file |
| Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator, Women's Basketball | On file · sign in |
| Mason Wright | Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →42,444undergraduates · 53,082 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 66,109 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1490
ACT middle 50%27 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1532
17 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate991
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $10,400,257 $325,008 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,450,570
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,147,804
Cost
Full picture →$18,036net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,678 in-state · $42,778 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Texas at Austin
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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,036 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 42,444Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 4 | 14 | $1M | — | 84% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | 18 | $220k | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 25 | 17 | $195k | — | 39% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 30 | 13 | $2.9M | 985 | 89% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 51 | 21 | $150k | — | 95% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 57 | 18 | $287k | — | 95% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 71 | 23 | $1.5M | 963 | 93% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 72 | 29 | $2.6M | 986 | 88% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 72 | 25 | $425k | — | 28% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 76 | 15 | $760k | — | 89% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 85 | 19 | $187k | — | 88% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 87 | 11 | $6.6M | 995 | 63% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 16 over cap | 31 | $13M | $423,205 | 990 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 2 | 13 | $12M | $930,709 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 17 over cap | 32 | $10M | $325,008 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 9 over cap | 24 | $8.8M | $364,846 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi at cap | 15 | $8.5M | $565,288 | 965 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 13 over cap | 28 | $8.3M | $297,135 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 13 | $7.7M | $589,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 15 over cap | 30 | $7.6M | $251,994 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $480,783 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 4 | 11 | $6.6M | $604,157 | 995 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 11 over cap | 26 | $6.3M | $243,277 | 978 | vs | |
| Auburn University 6 over cap | 21 | $5.8M | $276,772 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 16 | $5.7M | $359,274 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $394,094 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 8 over cap | 23 | $5.5M | $237,920 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 30 | $5.4M | $181,119 | 978 | vs |
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