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Using public data, I've been building a college athletic program directory to help families and athletes research programs that actually fit them.

People in other subs have found it useful, so figured I'd share the women's basketball version here too: https://getrecruited.college/programs/womens-basketball

One thing I found interesting: the funding gap between women's and men's basketball looks very different depending on division. At D2 and D3, women's operating budgets are close to men's — around 90% of men's. But at D1, the median women's program is $446K vs. $672K for men (around 66%).

My read is that this is probably a broad top end of men's D1 basketball being pulled upward by power-conference economics. How do you read it?

In the directory you can also find details about athletic aid, net price, roster sizes, and more per program.

Using public data, I've been building a college athletic program directory to help families and athletes research programs that actually fit them.

People in other subs have found it useful, so figured I'd share it here too:

• Men's: https://getrecruited.college/programs/mens-track-and-field
• Women's: https://getrecruited.college/programs/womens-track-and-field

One thing I found interesting: the median D1 operating budget for track & field is around $57K. D3 is around $22K and JUCO is around $15K. So D1 is clearly higher, but the gap is not as extreme as in most other sports. I’m not sure why though — any thoughts?

The directory also has athletic aid, net price, roster sizes, school info, and program-level data. Mostly intended as an early research tool for athletes/families trying to figure out what programs might actually fit.