Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Sacramento Women's Golf
Sacramento, CA · the Hornets · California State University, Sacramento overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$775k
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$110,749
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Sacramento 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 $775,247, well above the median of $473k — $110,749 per roster spot, top quarter 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 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,349,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,181 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#80Team budgetof 279 · Division I#68Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#196Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 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$775,247 for the year
- Operating expenses$156,582 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$110,749 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,349,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,181 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$144,604 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Sutherland head coach | Head 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 →28,268undergraduates · 31,172 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 25,994 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $775,247 $110,750 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,349,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $144,604
Cost
Full picture →$11,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Sacramento
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 divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,268Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 18 | 9 | $480k | 1000 | 42% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 6 | $126k | — | 77% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 10 | $1.4M | 1000 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 8 | $401k | — | 97% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | 7 | $172k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 78 | 8 | $856k | 1000 | 51% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 10 | $197k | — | 94% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 11 | $297k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 8 | $2.4M | 1000 | 4% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 88 | 7 | $787k | 1000 | 80% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 88 | 11 | $758k | 1000 | 44% | |
| University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference | 110 | 8 | $583k | 971 | 85% |
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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