Division I · Big West Conference
California Polytechnic State University Women's Golf
San Luis Obispo, CA · the Mustangs · California Polytechnic State University overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$738k
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$105,386
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
986
APR
99% of players retained
30%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
California Polytechnic State University fields a women's golf team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $737,705, well above the median of $473k — $105,386 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 2 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 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,385,892 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,510 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#84Team budgetof 279 · Division I#75Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#196Roster 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
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$737,705 for the year
- Operating expenses$134,347 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$105,386 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,385,892 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,510 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$215,939 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Roberts head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Beth Lillie | Associate 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 →21,559undergraduates · 22,485 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →30%admitted · of 63,736 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate986
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $737,705 $105,386 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,385,892
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $215,939
Cost
Full picture →$16,888net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,075 in-state · $30,995 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 58 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions30% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,888 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 21,559Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.05 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 81 | 7 | $170k | — | 80% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 9 | $327k | 969 | 88% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 113 | 6 | $262k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 113 | — | — | — | — | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 116 | 7 | $606k | 990 | 96% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 125 | 10 | $152k | — | 89% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · American Southwest Conference | 141 | 9 | $319k | — | 63% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 141 | 8 | $1.1M | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 141 | 6 | $317k | 994 | 93% |
Other women's golf programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Sacramento room for 2 | 7 | $775k | $110,749 | 1000 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University room for 2 | 7 | $738k | $105,386 | 986 | vs | |
| California Baptist University room for 1 | 8 | $668k | $83,442 | 1000 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University room for 2 | 7 | $642k | $91,708 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton room for 1 | 8 | $522k | $65,293 | 983 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 2 over cap | 11 | $474k | $43,093 | 978 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 10 | $397k | $39,682 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside room for 1 | 8 | $359k | $44,850 | 992 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield at cap | 9 | $327k | $36,327 | 969 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 3 | 6 | $317k | $52,838 | 994 | vs |
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