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Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin

Wheaton College (Illinois) Women's Basketball

Wheaton, IL · the Thunder · Wheaton College (Illinois) overview
11
Roster
2024–25 season
$290k
Team budget
90th percentile in Division III
$26,370
Per roster spot
median $10,634
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Wheaton College (Illinois) fields a women's basketball team in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $290,080, well above the median of $172k — $26,370 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III women's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 401 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$290k
Spend per player$26,370
Roster size11
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$22k$1.7M
this programevery Division III women's basketball program

Roster sizes

544
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster11 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$290,080 for the year
  • Operating expenses$56,795 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$26,370 division median $10,634
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$34,613 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kent Madsen head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots6,663 401 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 53 1.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,119undergraduates · 2,799 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
Undenominational
90%admitted · of 1,866 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1440
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
87%

Women's Basketball

Full picture →
11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$290,080 $26,371 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$34,613
$31,346net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$59,670
Average net price$31,346
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,966
$30–48k$18,623
$48–75k$20,430
$75–110k$24,968
$110k and up$35,320
Tuition & fees
$43,936

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.62violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.62
Property2.32
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences84 · 16%
Business53 · 10%
Biological sciences51 · 10%
English38 · 7%
Theology36 · 7%

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Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Wheaton College (Illinois)Benedictine University (Illinois) · 6 miNorth Central College · 7 miElmhurst University · 8 miDominican University (Illinois) · 14 miConcordia University Chicago · 15 miAurora University · 15 miLewis University · 18 miNorth Park University · 21 miUniversity of Illinois Chicago · 23 miDePaul University · 24 miRoosevelt University · 24 miIllinois Institute of Technology · 24 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference633$336k—77%
North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin721$192k—58%
Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin822$214k—76%
Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1414$151k—80%
Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1513$165k—93%
Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1525$216k—85%
Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference1817$734k—73%
North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin2118$255k—73%
University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference2315$2.6M97779%
DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference2416$5.5M100074%
Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2416$648k—94%
Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference2416$128k—55%

Other women's basketball programs in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Wheaton College (Illinois)11$290k$26,370—vs
Illinois Wesleyan University16$263k$16,414—vs
North Park University18$255k$14,169—vs
Elmhurst University22$214k$9,718—vs
Millikin University15$206k$13,764—vs
Carroll University (Wisconsin)18$200k$11,106—vs
Augustana College (Illinois)20$198k$9,875—vs
North Central College21$192k$9,149—vs
Carthage College22$160k$7,270—vs

Every College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked