Division II · Mountain East Conference
Wheeling University Women's Basketball
Wheeling, WV · the Cardinals · Wheeling University overview
23
Roster
2024–25 season
$673k
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division II
$29,240
Per roster spot
median $35,547
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Wheeling University fields a women's basketball team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 23 players, well above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $672,533, above the median of $576k — $29,240 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $1,601,972 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,521 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#81Team budgetof 294 · Division II#201Spend per playerof 294 · Division II#23Roster sizeof 294 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster23 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$672,533 for the year
- Operating expenses$120,521 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,240 division median $35,547
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,601,972 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,521 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$22,021 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ella Skeens head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →588undergraduates · 748 students in all
Women 38% Men 62%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 2,103 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →23on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $672,533 $29,241 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,601,972
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $22,021
Cost
Full picture →$19,164net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $29,475
Campus safety
Full picture →1.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →38%of bachelor's degrees in business · 13 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wheeling 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 program23 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,164 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 38%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 588Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 8 | 14 | $486k | — | 72% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 12 | 26 | $131k | — | 60% | |
| Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 21 | 13 | $59k | — | 72% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 17 | $166k | — | 82% | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 22 | $195k | — | 92% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 40 | 16 | $1.8M | 1000 | 91% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 43 | 45 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 43 | 45 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 43 | 45 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 44 | 34 | $538k | — | 98% | |
| Duquesne University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 45 | 14 | $3.3M | 996 | 79% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Mountain East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling University | 23 | $673k | $29,240 | — | vs | |
| Fairmont State University | 14 | $541k | $38,656 | — | vs | |
| Point Park University | 34 | $538k | $15,832 | — | vs | |
| University of Charleston (West Virginia) | 18 | $508k | $28,229 | — | vs | |
| West Liberty University | 14 | $486k | $34,745 | — | vs | |
| Concord University | 35 | $474k | $13,553 | — | vs | |
| West Virginia State University | 20 | $455k | $22,758 | — | vs | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | 25 | $430k | $17,186 | — | vs | |
| Glenville State University | 22 | $383k | $17,401 | — | vs | |
| Shawnee State University | 13 | $373k | $28,664 | — | vs | |
| Frostburg State University | 18 | $361k | $20,028 | — | vs | |
| Davis & Elkins College | 20 | $297k | $14,831 | — | vs |
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