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Division I · Mid-American Conference

Central Michigan University Women's Golf

Mount Pleasant, MI · the Chippewas · Central Michigan University overview
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8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$528k
Team budget
58th percentile in Division I
$66,015
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Central Michigan University fields a women's golf team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $528,124, above the median of $473k — $66,015 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 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 $2,835,760 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,806 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's golf programs

Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#118Team budgetof 279 · Division I#124Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budget$528k
Spend per player$66,015
Roster size8
Coaching staff1
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$84k$2.4M
this programevery Division I women's golf program

Roster sizes (cap 9)

413
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster8 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$528,124 for the year
  • Operating expenses$136,570 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$66,015 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$2,835,760 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,806 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$127,544 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ryan Williams head coachHead CoachOn 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

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Campus

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10,055undergraduates · 14,399 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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91%admitted · of 18,102 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Women's Golf

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8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$528,124 $66,016 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,835,760
Recruiting spend, women's
$127,544

Cost

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$15,826net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$31,058
Average net price$15,826
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,672
$30–48k$11,638
$48–75k$14,182
$75–110k$17,215
$110k and up$18,780
Tuition & fees
$14,312

Campus safety

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1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.17
Property0.18
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024

Majors

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23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business540 · 23%
Education302 · 13%
Psychology178 · 8%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation170 · 7%
Biological sciences155 · 7%

Research Central Michigan 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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,826 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,055Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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

Central Michigan UniversityAlma College · 15 miNorthwood University · 25 miFerris State University · 36 miSaginaw Valley State University · 41 miMichigan State University · 61 miCalvin University · 61 miDavenport University · 64 miGrand Valley State University · 71 miThe University of Olivet · 80 miHope College · 87 miAlbion College · 93 miKalamazoo College · 99 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association1510$67k—66%
Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference258$223k—84%
Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3611$234k—81%
Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4110$178k—73%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference6110$1.9M98684%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association619$87k—71%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6413$224k—97%
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference719$540k—95%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association807$47k—97%
Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association8710$36k—76%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association937$77k—83%
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association997$69k—76%

Other women's golf programs in the Mid-American Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Eastern Michigan University 1 over cap10$876k$87,6041000vs
Ball State University at cap9$578k$64,237962vs
Central Michigan University room for 18$528k$66,0151000vs
Western Michigan University at cap9$444k$49,346995vs
University of Toledo room for 36$434k$72,3241000vs
Bowling Green State University at cap9$425k$47,2751000vs
University of Akron room for 27$244k$34,8911000vs
Kent State University————vs
Ohio University————vs

Every Mid-American Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked