Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Northridge Women's Golf
Northridge, CA · the Matadors · California State University, Northridge overview
6
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 9
$317k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$52,838
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
994
APR
96% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Northridge fields a women's golf team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $317,031, below the median of $473k — $52,838 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 1000, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,401,739 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,546 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#216Team budgetof 279 · Division I#163Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#240Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#171APRof 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
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$317,031 for the year
- Operating expenses$86,015 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$52,838 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,401,739 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,546 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$116,857 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Winkler head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Michelle Lynn | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Hutchison | Director of Operations | 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 →32,429undergraduates · 37,760 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 29,789 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Golf
Full picture →6on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 96
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate994
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $317,031 $52,839 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,401,739
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $116,857
Cost
Full picture →$8,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,095 in-state · $18,975 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 31 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Northridge
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 program6 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 13 | 9 | $1.3M | 1000 | 9% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 17 | 8 | $1.1M | 1000 | 50% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 11 | $87k | — | 40% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 10 | $152k | — | 89% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 21 | 6 | $1.5M | 1000 | 10% | |
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 24 | 8 | $323k | — | 92% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 40 | 7 | $642k | 1000 | 47% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 44 | 9 | $111k | — | 48% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 44 | 8 | $522k | 983 | 87% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 48 | 9 | $101k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 48 | 13 | $179k | — | 11% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 50 | 7 | $110k | — | 56% |
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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