Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Virginia Women's Basketball
Charlottesville, VA · the Cavaliers · University of Virginia overview
38
Roster
23 over the D-I cap of 15
$5.8M
Team budget
87th percentile in Division I
$152,542
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Virginia fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $5,796,602, well above the median of $2.2M — $152,542 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 23 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 995, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,154,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,432 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#49Team budgetof 360 · Division I#157Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#3Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#64APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 23 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$5,796,602 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,725,092 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$152,542 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,154,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,432 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$622,930 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Roussell head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelly Rae Finley | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Darren Guensch | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ariel Stephenson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kia Damon-Olson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Alex Louin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| LaDerica Paul | Director of Basketball Operations | 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 →17,612undergraduates · 25,924 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →17%admitted · of 56,528 applicants
SAT middle 50%1410 – 1530
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1538
23 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,796,602 $152,542 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,154,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $622,930
Cost
Full picture →$17,831net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Virginia
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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions17% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,831 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 17,612Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 32 | 5 | $70k | — | — | |
| James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 34 | 28 | $3.7M | 961 | 76% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 35 | 18 | $245k | — | 91% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 36 | 16 | $170k | — | 100% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | 16 | $199k | — | 100% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 51 | 13 | $1.7M | 978 | 85% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 15 | $253k | — | 17% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 22 | $140k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 15 | $133k | — | 82% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 59 | 15 | $317k | — | 86% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 59 | 17 | $268k | — | 83% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 60 | 14 | $3M | 977 | 99% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University 2 over cap | 17 | $12M | $723,542 | 973 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 18 over cap | 33 | $11M | $325,762 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 3 | 12 | $9.1M | $754,332 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) 1 over cap | 16 | $7.9M | $495,403 | 995 | vs | |
| Stanford University 9 over cap | 24 | $7.9M | $328,628 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 2 | 13 | $7.3M | $563,691 | 967 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17 over cap | 32 | $6.8M | $211,862 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 10 over cap | 25 | $6.7M | $268,031 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology 13 over cap | 28 | $6.7M | $237,656 | 982 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $6.6M | $388,672 | 977 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $6.2M | $414,554 | 980 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 2 | 13 | $6.2M | $477,125 | 986 | vs | |
| Syracuse University room for 2 | 13 | $6M | $461,083 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 23 over cap | 38 | $5.8M | $152,542 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida State University room for 3 | 12 | $5.7M | $478,001 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 9 over cap | 24 | $5.1M | $213,826 | 991 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 7 over cap | 22 | $4.7M | $213,766 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 4 | 11 | $4.5M | $405,453 | 947 | vs |
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