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Western Michigan University Women's Basketball

Kalamazoo, MI · the Broncos · Western Michigan University overview
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15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$117,066
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
985
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Western Michigan University fields a women's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,755,999, below the median of $2.2M — $117,066 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,158,309 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,635 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#251Team budgetof 360 · Division I#234Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#175APRof 360 · Division I
Team budget$1.8M
Spend per player$117,066
Roster size15
Coaching staff4
APR985

Team budgets across the division

$619k$13M
this programevery Division I women's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1150
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,755,999 for the year
  • Operating expenses$357,636 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$117,066 division median $141,297
  • Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 967 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,158,309 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$15,635 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$147,287 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kate Achter head coachHead Coachnot on file
Adam TandezAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Andrea CecilAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Aurielle AndersonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Audra EmmersonAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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13,026undergraduates · 16,693 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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85%admitted · of 20,100 applicants
SAT middle 50%990 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
58%

Women's Basketball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate985
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,755,999 $117,067 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,158,309
Recruiting spend, women's
$147,287

Cost

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$20,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$30,770
Sticker, out-of-state$34,570
Average net price$20,183
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,557
$30–48k$10,010
$48–75k$18,710
$75–110k$23,468
$110k and up$25,313
Tuition & fees
$15,298 in-state · $19,098 out

Campus safety

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0.8violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.80
Property0.84
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024

Majors

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27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business847 · 27%
Engineering251 · 8%
Transportation243 · 8%
Health professions & nursing228 · 7%
Visual & performing arts217 · 7%

Research Western Michigan 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,026Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.8 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

Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo College · 1 miThe University of Olivet · 37 miDavenport University · 39 miHope College · 43 miAlbion College · 44 miCalvin University · 45 miGrand Valley State University · 49 miUniversity of Notre Dame · 51 miSaint Mary's College (Indiana) · 52 miTrine University · 55 miHillsdale College · 56 miMichigan State University · 66 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association117$142k—76%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3713$134k—97%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3912$620k—97%
Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4317$206k—76%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4417$236k—83%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4522$245k—71%
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4921$1.3M—95%
University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5112$9.1M99512%
Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association52———81%
Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5527$344k—85%
Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference56———21%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference6616$7.2M95384%

Other women's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 33 over cap48$3M$63,053973vs
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 1 over cap16$3M$188,429987vs
University of Toledo at cap15$2.6M$171,624996vs
Ball State University room for 114$2.2M$157,034986vs
Bowling Green State University room for 114$2M$139,7391000vs
Central Michigan University 1 over cap16$1.9M$116,137996vs
Eastern Michigan University 7 over cap22$1.8M$80,496982vs
Western Michigan University at cap15$1.8M$117,066985vs
University of Akron 1 over cap16$1.7M$103,274990vs
Kent State University————vs
Miami University (Ohio)————vs
Ohio University————vs

Every Mid-American Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked