Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Women's Golf
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
10
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 9
$341k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$34,122
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a women's golf team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $341,224, below the median of $473k — $34,122 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (55 of 279 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $3,649,368 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,156 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$341,224 for the year
- Operating expenses$52,870 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,122 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$3,649,368 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$57,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tee Burton 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 →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Women's Golf
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 910
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $341,224 $34,122 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,649,368
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $57,558
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 7 | $260k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 8 | $196k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 8 | $674k | 979 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 13 | $155k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 9 | $205k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 13 | $394k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 11 | $298k | 1000 | 75% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 10 | $308k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 7 | $877k | 985 | 53% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 53 | 7 | $491k | 1000 | 80% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 7 | $218k | 1000 | 72% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 10 | $389k | 1000 | 94% |
Other women's golf programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University at cap | 9 | $677k | $75,190 | 998 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 3 | 6 | $411k | $68,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 10 | $389k | $38,898 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 1 over cap | 10 | $341k | $34,122 | 1000 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 11 | $298k | $27,129 | 1000 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 1 | 8 | $266k | $33,310 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 2 | 7 | $260k | $37,074 | 1000 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 3 | 6 | $251k | $41,870 | 966 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 2 | 7 | $218k | $31,152 | 1000 | vs |
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