Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Women's Basketball
Blacksburg, VA · the Hokies · Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University overview
11
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 15
$4.5M
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$405,453
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
947
APR
93% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University fields a women's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $4,459,989, well above the median of $2.2M — $405,453 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 947, about the median of 986, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,380,411 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,037 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#76Team budgetof 360 · Division I#23Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#352Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#333APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$4,459,989 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,832,623 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$405,453 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate947 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,380,411 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,037 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$678,070 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Duffy head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Itoro Coleman | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Jen Hoover | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sharnee Zoll | Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Ke'Sha Blanton | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jerod McCullen | Director of Recruiting, Assistant Coach | 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
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 →30,504undergraduates · 38,294 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →57%admitted · of 47,208 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1420
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1511
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate947
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,459,989 $405,454 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,380,411
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $678,070
Cost
Full picture →$22,205net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,478 in-state · $36,694 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 20 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions57% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,205 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 30,504Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 9 | 15 | $1.4M | 1000 | 91% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 21 | 16 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 28 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 31 | 18 | $181k | — | 100% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 35 | 35 | $474k | — | 90% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 45 | 18 | $450k | — | 87% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 66 | 15 | $253k | — | 17% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 69 | 16 | $199k | — | 100% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 14 | $3M | 977 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 69 | 15 | $133k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 70 | 22 | $140k | — | 95% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 72 | 20 | $165k | — | 48% |
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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