Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson University Women's Golf
Clemson, SC · the Tigers · Clemson University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$1.3M
Team budget
89th percentile in Division I
$147,727
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
38%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Clemson University fields a women's golf team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,329,551, well above the median of $473k — $147,727 per roster spot, top 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 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,089,086 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,576 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#33Team budgetof 279 · Division I#37Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#56Roster 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
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,329,551 for the year
- Operating expenses$175,114 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$147,727 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$7,089,086 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,576 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,169,429 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelley Hester 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 →22,875undergraduates · 28,747 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →38%admitted · of 60,122 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1390
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,329,551 $147,728 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,089,086
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,169,429
Cost
Full picture →$24,408net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,554 in-state · $39,498 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Clemson 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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions38% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,408 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 22,875Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 5 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 16 | 8 | $295k | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 28 | 7 | $877k | 985 | 53% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 10 | $229k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 8 | $240k | — | 61% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 13 | $394k | — | 63% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 41 | 5 | $111k | — | 93% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 6 | $285k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 51 | 12 | $305k | — | 68% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 7 | $260k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 55 | 8 | $674k | 979 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 55 | 8 | $196k | — | 64% |
Other women's golf programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 1 | 8 | $2.4M | $298,355 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University room for 2 | 7 | $1.8M | $251,996 | 998 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 3 | 6 | $1.6M | $273,449 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 1 over cap | 10 | $1.5M | $153,601 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University 3 over cap | 12 | $1.5M | $127,569 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 2 | 7 | $1.5M | $212,092 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $183,236 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 1 over cap | 10 | $1.4M | $139,971 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia at cap | 9 | $1.4M | $150,527 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University at cap | 9 | $1.3M | $147,727 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 3 | 6 | $1M | $173,419 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at cap | 9 | $1M | $113,607 | 998 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 9 | $920k | $102,205 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 2 | 7 | $908k | $129,691 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 8 | $892k | $111,553 | 1000 | vs |
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