Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Arkansas State University Women's Golf
Jonesboro, AR · the Red Wolves · Arkansas State University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$556k
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$69,501
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Arkansas State University fields a women's golf team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $556,010, above the median of $473k — $69,501 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,730,017 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,698 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#113Team budgetof 279 · Division I#115Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$556,010 for the year
- Operating expenses$179,911 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$69,501 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,730,017 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,698 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$310,100 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marie-Josee Desbiens head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| M.J Desbiens Shaw | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zane Wright | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 golf players85,385 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,285 279 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 37 2.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's golf recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,760undergraduates · 14,032 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 8,019 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1180
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $556,010 $69,501 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,730,017
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $310,100
Cost
Full picture →$13,002net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,754 in-state · $13,826 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Arkansas 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 Golf program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,002 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,760Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 53 | 5 | $56k | — | 66% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 61 | 9 | $195k | — | 50% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 63 | 9 | $261k | — | 88% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 65 | 6 | $513k | 1000 | 93% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 72 | 7 | $164k | — | 100% | |
| Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 103 | 11 | $172k | — | 47% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 112 | 4 | $51k | — | 53% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 113 | 8 | $342k | 995 | 90% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | 7 | $1.5M | 1000 | 98% | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 121 | 7 | $384k | 991 | 58% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 142 | 10 | $422k | 993 | 86% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 143 | 5 | $235k | — | 96% |
Other women's golf programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University room for 1 | 8 | $835k | $104,389 | 998 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 1 | 8 | $748k | $93,496 | 1000 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 1 | 8 | $708k | $88,551 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University at cap | 9 | $626k | $69,542 | 983 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University room for 1 | 8 | $556k | $69,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| Marshall University room for 1 | 8 | $505k | $63,107 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 1 over cap | 10 | $491k | $49,098 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University room for 2 | 7 | $417k | $59,543 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 1 | 8 | $414k | $51,727 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 3 | 6 | $373k | $62,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Troy University at cap | 9 | $364k | $40,494 | 1000 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University room for 3 | 6 | $265k | $44,230 | 1000 | vs |
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