Eastern Illinois University Women's Golf
Eastern Illinois University fields a women's golf team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 5 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $104,840, well below the median of $473k — $20,968 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 4 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 $1,516,606 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,021 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 9)
The program
- Roster5 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$104,840 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,231 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$20,968 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$1,516,606 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,021 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$83,506 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Toler head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $104,840 $20,968 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,516,606
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $83,506
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Eastern Illinois 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 41 | 8 | $338k | 987 | 92% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 43 | 9 | $1.1M | 1000 | 44% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 8 | $120k | — | 73% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 8 | $94k | — | 54% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 14 | $149k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 79 | 6 | $128k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 82 | 12 | $74k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 83 | 9 | $426k | 1000 | 89% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 91 | 8 | $1M | 986 | 80% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 5 | $21k | — | 80% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 11 | $1.2M | 1000 | 50% |
Other women's golf programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University at cap | 9 | $358k | $39,791 | 990 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 1 over cap | 10 | $255k | $25,549 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 1 | 8 | $240k | $29,968 | — | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 4 | 5 | $175k | $34,955 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 8 | $170k | $21,299 | — | vs | |
| Bryant University room for 3 | 6 | $158k | $26,321 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University room for 4 | 5 | $105k | $20,968 | 1000 | vs |
Every Ohio Valley Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked