Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Women's Golf
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$228k
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$28,499
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a women's golf team in the Patriot League (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 $227,992, well below the median of $473k — $28,499 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 $9,358,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,982 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$227,992 for the year
- Operating expenses$92,518 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,499 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,358,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,982 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,362 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Tyler-Cook head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Cook | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
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
- $227,992 $28,499 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,358,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,362
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 6 | $33k | — | 79% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 23 | $182k | — | 95% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 23 | $182k | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 47 | 6 | $27k | — | 75% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 8 | $701k | 1000 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 7 | $17k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 55 | 6 | $21k | — | 85% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 10 | $20k | — | 91% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 56 | 10 | $10k | — | 93% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 58 | 5 | $42k | — | 77% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 65 | 8 | $112k | — | 95% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 65 | 4 | $16k | — | 86% |
Other women's golf programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 2 | 7 | $665k | $95,061 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University at cap | 9 | $449k | $49,942 | 989 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 1 | 8 | $228k | $28,499 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 3 over cap | 12 | $187k | $15,570 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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