Division I · Big 12 Conference
Baylor University Women's Golf
Waco, TX · the Bears · Baylor University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$1.7M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$208,185
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Baylor University fields a women's golf team in the Big 12 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 $1,665,481, well above the median of $473k — $208,185 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 986, about the median of 1000, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,961,215 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $27,658 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#12Team budgetof 279 · Division I#15Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#205APRof 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,665,481 for the year
- Operating expenses$271,186 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$208,185 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,961,215 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,658 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$922,992 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Goble head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ornella Arrizon | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Abby McGown | 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 →15,155undergraduates · 20,824 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 39,735 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Women's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,665,481 $208,185 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,961,215
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $922,992
Cost
Full picture →$49,727net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $54,844
Campus safety
Full picture →0.99violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Baylor 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 divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,727 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,155Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.99 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 39 | 11 | $165k | — | 95% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 71 | 8 | $137k | — | 39% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 8 | $1.8M | 1000 | 63% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 79 | 6 | $453k | — | 94% | |
| Dallas Baptist University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 81 | 8 | $706k | — | 91% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 82 | 8 | $1.3M | 992 | 43% | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Division I · United Athletic Conference | 82 | 6 | $473k | 997 | 81% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 89 | 1 | $69k | — | 91% | |
| University of Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 7 | $75k | — | 54% | |
| Southern Methodist University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 92 | 6 | $1.6M | 983 | 61% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 95 | 9 | $1.6M | 992 | 29% | |
| University of Texas at Dallas Division II · Lone Star Conference | 102 | 6 | $135k | — | 65% |
Other women's golf programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University 2 over cap | 11 | $1.7M | $152,818 | 1000 | vs | |
| Baylor University room for 1 | 8 | $1.7M | $208,185 | 986 | vs | |
| Arizona State University room for 4 | 5 | $1.5M | $295,119 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arizona room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $183,649 | 984 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.3M | $134,648 | 992 | vs | |
| Iowa State University room for 3 | 6 | $1.3M | $216,378 | 995 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University room for 1 | 8 | $1.3M | $161,836 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 1 over cap | 10 | $1.2M | $124,324 | 994 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.2M | $119,850 | 1000 | vs | |
| Kansas State University room for 2 | 7 | $1.2M | $166,448 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida room for 2 | 7 | $984k | $140,613 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder room for 2 | 7 | $955k | $136,473 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati room for 2 | 7 | $924k | $131,965 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Houston 1 over cap | 10 | $832k | $83,175 | 982 | vs |
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