Division I · Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt University Women's Basketball
Nashville, TN · the Commodores · Vanderbilt University overview
28
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 15
$8.3M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$297,135
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Vanderbilt University fields a women's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $8,319,805, well above the median of $2.2M — $297,135 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 13 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 989, about the median of 986, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,521,844 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,326 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#16Team budgetof 360 · Division I#51Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#29Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#144APRof 360 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$8,319,805 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,112,985 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$297,135 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,521,844 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$790,963 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shea Ralph head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Tom Garrick | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Earley | Assistant Coach • Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Kevin DeMille | Assistant Coach • Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Kaili McLaren | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eric Mundinger | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Koko Nelson | Director • Internal Operations / On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator | On 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.Campus
Full picture →7,152undergraduates · 13,456 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 45,313 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1560
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1528
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $8,319,805 $297,136 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,521,844
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $790,963
Cost
Full picture →$26,689net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,946
Campus safety
Full picture →4.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →33%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Vanderbilt University
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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,689 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,152Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.08 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 13 | $3M | 991 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | 11 | $1.3M | 976 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 3 | 23 | $695k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 11 | $1.8M | 995 | 67% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 32 | 15 | $3.3M | 976 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 41 | 13 | $1.7M | 986 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 61 | 14 | $1.8M | 981 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 73 | 13 | $1.8M | 991 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 14 | $283k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 15 | $1.8M | 973 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 95 | 20 | $1.2M | 934 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 99 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% |
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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