Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley University Women's Golf
Peoria, IL · the Braves · Bradley University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$667k
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$83,330
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bradley University fields a women's golf team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $666,642, above the median of $473k — $83,330 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,029,916 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,936 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#96Team budgetof 279 · Division I#97Spend 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, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$666,642 for the year
- Operating expenses$71,630 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$83,330 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,029,916 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,936 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$128,336 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kara Blair head coach | Head 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 →3,883undergraduates · 5,217 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 10,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1300
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
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
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $666,642 $83,330 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,029,916
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $128,336
Cost
Full picture →$24,703net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,680
Campus safety
Full picture →2.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bradley 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 divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,703 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.02 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 7 | $6k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 9 | $426k | 1000 | 89% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | 12 | $74k | — | 45% | |
| Knox College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 43 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 55 | 2 | $18k | — | 87% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 58 | 10 | $255k | 993 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 67 | 6 | $128k | — | 84% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 68 | 8 | $94k | — | 54% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 74 | 15 | $64k | — | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | 5 | $60k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 9 | $1.1M | 1000 | 44% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 96 | 8 | $500k | 993 | 70% |
Other women's golf programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley University room for 1 | 8 | $667k | $83,330 | 1000 | vs | |
| Belmont University room for 1 | 8 | $471k | $58,891 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 1 | 8 | $461k | $57,604 | 983 | vs | |
| Illinois State University at cap | 9 | $426k | $47,328 | 1000 | vs | |
| Murray State University 1 over cap | 10 | $422k | $42,154 | 993 | vs | |
| Drake University at cap | 9 | $418k | $46,493 | 991 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 1 | 8 | $338k | $42,248 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 4 over cap | 13 | $295k | $22,726 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1 over cap | 10 | $294k | $29,423 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 2 | 7 | $217k | $30,989 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 2 over cap | 11 | $171k | $15,549 | 1000 | vs |
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