Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Bakersfield Women's Golf
Bakersfield, CA · the Roadrunners · California State University, Bakersfield overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$327k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$36,327
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
969
APR
94% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Bakersfield fields a women's golf team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $326,947, below the median of $473k — $36,327 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 969, about the median of 1000, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,236,358 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,939 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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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$326,947 for the year
- Operating expenses$76,558 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$36,327 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 903 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,236,358 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,939 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$133,612 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Katy Barrett Baxter 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 →8,336undergraduates · 9,787 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 13,950 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Golf
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 99
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate969
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $326,947 $36,327 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,236,358
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $133,612
Cost
Full picture →$6,567net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,696 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Bakersfield
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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,567 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 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 | 70 | 7 | $170k | — | 80% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 79 | 10 | $152k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 83 | 6 | $317k | 994 | 93% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 7 | $738k | 986 | 30% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 93 | 8 | $1.1M | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 96 | 9 | $1.3M | 1000 | 9% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 99 | 11 | $87k | — | 40% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 6 | $1.5M | 1000 | 10% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 103 | 8 | $323k | — | 92% | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 107 | 7 | $606k | 990 | 96% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 115 | 9 | $111k | — | 48% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 117 | 13 | $179k | — | 11% |
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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