Division I · Southeastern Conference
Auburn University Women's Golf
Auburn, AL · the Tigers · Auburn University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$1.7M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$213,909
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Auburn University fields a women's golf team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,711,275, well above the median of $473k — $213,909 per roster spot, top 10% 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 $8,415,182 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,819 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#9Team budgetof 279 · Division I#13Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,711,275 for the year
- Operating expenses$292,702 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$213,909 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$8,415,182 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,819 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,230,599 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Luellen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kim Hall | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| CJ Easley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joan Alexander | Director of Golf Operations | 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 →26,874undergraduates · 33,015 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 48,178 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
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
- $1,711,275 $213,909 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,415,182
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,230,599
Cost
Full picture →$24,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,536 in-state · $33,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.81violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Auburn 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 divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,524 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 26,874Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.81 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 33 | 7 | $300k | — | 99% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 40 | 2 | $35k | — | 63% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 43 | 5 | $97k | — | 93% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 49 | 10 | $152k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 7 | $287k | 975 | 96% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 62 | 9 | $364k | 1000 | 93% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 71 | 8 | $306k | — | 49% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 86 | 8 | $472k | 976 | 76% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 87 | 7 | $210k | — | 54% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 96 | 11 | $492k | 1000 | 82% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 98 | 10 | $490k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 101 | — | — | — | 65% |
Other women's golf programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University 1 over cap | 10 | $2.1M | $214,737 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $227,011 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $221,564 | 993 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $220,500 | 1000 | vs | |
| Auburn University room for 1 | 8 | $1.7M | $213,909 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $178,800 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $176,826 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 2 | 7 | $1.5M | $220,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $192,535 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $182,360 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 2 | 7 | $1.4M | $195,967 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma at cap | 9 | $1.4M | $151,135 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia room for 2 | 7 | $1.2M | $173,767 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 9 | $1.1M | $121,457 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 1 | 8 | $1.1M | $132,685 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida 1 over cap | 10 | $1M | $102,679 | 1000 | vs |
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