Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Drake University Women's Golf
Des Moines, IA · the Bulldogs · Drake University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$418k
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$46,493
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
64%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Drake University fields a women's golf team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $418,437, below the median of $473k — $46,493 per roster spot, lower half 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 991, about the median of 1000, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,310,984 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,089 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#164Team budgetof 279 · Division I#186Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#56Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#194APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$418,437 for the year
- Operating expenses$89,550 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,493 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,310,984 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,089 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$67,528 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith 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 →2,702undergraduates · 4,504 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 7,741 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1390
ACT middle 50%24 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
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 Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $418,437 $46,493 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,310,984
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $67,528
Cost
Full picture →$30,886net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $49,944
Campus safety
Full picture →1.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Drake 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 divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,886 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,702Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 17 | 11 | $56k | — | 89% | |
| Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 29 | 6 | $1.3M | 995 | 89% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 40 | 13 | $68k | — | 79% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 49 | 9 | $64k | — | 13% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 88 | 11 | $171k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 98 | 9 | $104k | — | 99% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 106 | 8 | $43k | — | 71% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 107 | 8 | $60k | — | 72% | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 108 | 7 | $230k | — | 86% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 109 | 8 | $862k | 979 | 85% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 113 | 7 | $44k | — | 80% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 121 | 8 | $250k | 1000 | 72% |
Other women's golf programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley University room for 1 | 8 | $667k | $83,330 | 1000 | vs | |
| Belmont University room for 1 | 8 | $471k | $58,891 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 1 | 8 | $461k | $57,604 | 983 | vs | |
| Illinois State University at cap | 9 | $426k | $47,328 | 1000 | vs | |
| Murray State University 1 over cap | 10 | $422k | $42,154 | 993 | vs | |
| Drake University at cap | 9 | $418k | $46,493 | 991 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 1 | 8 | $338k | $42,248 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 4 over cap | 13 | $295k | $22,726 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1 over cap | 10 | $294k | $29,423 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 2 | 7 | $217k | $30,989 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 2 over cap | 11 | $171k | $15,549 | 1000 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked