Division I · Horizon League
Youngstown State University Women's Basketball
Youngstown, OH · the Penguins · Youngstown State University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$98,588
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Youngstown State University fields a women's basketball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,577,417, below the median of $2.2M — $98,588 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 990, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,733,092 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,110 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#281Team budgetof 360 · Division I#283Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#100Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#129APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,577,417 for the year
- Operating expenses$392,061 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$98,588 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,733,092 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,110 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$128,853 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Jackson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Courtney Davidson | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kayla DeCriscio | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shayna Gore | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shannon Sword | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Chloe Jeffers | Graduate Assistant Women's Basketball 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,436undergraduates · 11,040 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,799 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1210
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,577,417 $98,589 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,733,092
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $128,853
Cost
Full picture →$11,740net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,757 in-state · $10,117 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Youngstown 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,740 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,436Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | 14 | $129k | — | 86% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 14 | $135k | — | 71% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | 24 | $247k | — | 80% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 22 | $126k | — | — | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 18 | $124k | — | 93% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 31 | 22 | $485k | — | 75% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | 25 | $626k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 43 | 15 | $528k | — | 76% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 16 | $1.7M | 990 | 71% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 46 | 13 | $224k | — | 59% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 46 | 16 | $1.8M | 1000 | 91% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $220,005 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 1 | 14 | $2.2M | $156,585 | 996 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $144,236 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy at cap | 15 | $2M | $131,428 | 986 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $123,823 | 973 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $115,161 | 1000 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 1 | 14 | $1.7M | $120,671 | 948 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $99,615 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at cap | 15 | $1.6M | $105,335 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $98,588 | 990 | vs | |
| Wright State University at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $102,417 | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $103,440 | 995 | vs |
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