1,906 universities that field women’s basketball.

Of the 1,858 programmes in this selection, 1,317 play under rules that permit athletic scholarships and 491 play under rules that forbid them outright — Division III and the California community colleges award no athletic aid of any kind. For 50 the governing association is not recorded, so no claim is made either way.

• Western Texas CollegeSnyder, Texas
  NJCAA14 listed players$3,727 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington
  NCAA DIIGreat Northwest Athletic Conference14 listed players$4,873 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock Springs, Wyoming
  NJCAA15 listed players$5,444 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts
  NCAA DIIIMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference18 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, Pennsylvania
  NCAA DIII14 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Westminster CollegeFulton, Missouri
  NCAA DIII20 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah
  NCAA DII15 listed players$5,549 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California
  NCAA DIIPacific West Conference14 listed players$6,137 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington
  NWAC13 listed players$1,881 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois
  NCAA DIII11 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, Massachusetts
  NCAA DIIINew England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference15 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Wheeling UniversityWheeling, West Virginia
  NCAA DIIMountain East Conference23 listed players$8,521 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington
  NCAA DIIINorthwest Conference12 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Whittier CollegeWhittier, California
  NCAA DIIISouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.12 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington
  NCAA DIIINorthwest Conference12 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas
  NCAA DIAmerican Conference23 listed players$12,020 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania
  NCAA DIIIMiddle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth15 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, Ohio
  NAIA16 listed playersAthletic aid not recorded
• Wiley UniversityMarshall, Texas
  NAIA16 listed players$3,030 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  NCAA DIIILandmark Conference13 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon
  NCAA DIIINorthwest Conference12 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia
  NCAA DICoastal Athletic Association14 listed players$14,869 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, Mississippi
  NAIA16 listed players$9,053 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• William Jessup UniversityRocklin, California
  NCAA DII22 listed players$3,521 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• William Jewell CollegeLiberty, Missouri
  NCAA DIIGreat Lakes Valley Conference15 listed players$7,113 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey
  NCAA DIIINew Jersey Athletic Conference18 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• William Peace UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina
  NCAA DIIIUSA South Athletic Conference14 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, Iowa
  NAIA21 listed players$16,106 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois
  NJCAA12 listed playersAthletic aid not recorded
• William Woods UniversityFulton, Missouri
  NAIA13 listed players$20,416 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge, Arkansas
  NAIA28 listed players$8,593 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts
  NCAA DIIINew England Small College Athletic Conference16 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Williston State CollegeWilliston, North Dakota
  NJCAA16 listed players$2,943 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Wilmington CollegeWilmington, Ohio
  NCAA DIII18 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware
  NCAA DII13 listed players$5,124 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Wilson CollegeChambersburg, Pennsylvania
  NCAA DIIIUnited East Conference15 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Wingate UniversityWingate, North Carolina
  NCAA DIISouth Atlantic Conference15 listed players$8,575 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota
  NCAA DIINorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference15 listed players$2,911 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina
  NCAA DIICentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association14 listed players$6,268 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina
  NCAA DIBig South Conference17 listed players$7,645 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
  NCAA DIIINorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference21 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, Ohio
  NCAA DIIINorth Coast Athletic Conference18 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina
  NCAA DISouthern Conference12 listed players$26,625 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts
  NCAA DIIINew England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference18 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts
  NCAA DIIIMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference11 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• Word of Life Bible InstitutePottersville, New York
  USCAA8 listed playersAthletic aid not recorded
• Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio
  NCAA DI15 listed players$6,946 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio
  NCAA DIBIG EAST Conference16 listed players$23,385 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana
  NAIA16 listed players$12,541 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, Washington
  Other association11 listed players$1,769 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut
  NCAA DIThe Ivy League13 listed playersAthletic aid not recorded
• Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona
  NJCAA15 listed players$4,679 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York
  NCAA DIIISkyline Conference12 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania
  NCAA DIIIMiddle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth19 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted
• York UniversityYork, Nebraska
  NAIA23 listed players$7,577 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, Georgia
  NCAA DIIConference Carolinas18 listed players$6,010 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio
  NCAA DIHorizon League16 listed players$8,845 women’s athletic aid, all sports
• Yuba CollegeMarysville, California
  CCCAA10 listed playersNo athletic aid permitted