Butler University Women's Golf
Butler University fields a women's golf team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $360,867, below the median of $473k — $36,086 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (55 of 279 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $3,624,120 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,732 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 9)
The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$360,867 for the year
- Operating expenses$71,067 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,086 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,624,120 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,732 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,867,789 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christie Cates head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ally Ross, PharmD | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Evan Weeden, MS | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $360,867 $36,087 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,624,120
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,867,789
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $45,980
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Butler 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League | 4 | 8 | $303k | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 9 | 6 | $259k | — | 73% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 26 | 9 | $39k | — | 71% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 7 | $40k | — | 53% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 39 | 14 | $149k | — | 54% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 48 | 9 | $578k | 962 | 72% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 50 | 8 | $1M | 986 | 80% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 57 | 11 | $1.2M | 1000 | 50% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 66 | 8 | $120k | — | 73% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 8 | $101k | — | 74% | |
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 70 | 8 | $338k | 987 | 92% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 7 | $47k | — | 84% |
Other women's golf programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University room for 2 | 7 | $640k | $91,415 | 1000 | vs | |
| Xavier University room for 1 | 8 | $626k | $78,288 | 1000 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) room for 1 | 8 | $556k | $69,442 | 1000 | vs | |
| Butler University 1 over cap | 10 | $361k | $36,086 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University room for 2 | 7 | $281k | $40,209 | 1000 | vs | |
| Creighton University room for 1 | 8 | $250k | $31,261 | 1000 | vs | |
| Providence College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every BIG EAST Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked