Grand Canyon University Women's Golf
Grand Canyon University fields a women's golf team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $519,399, about the median of $473k — $57,711 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 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,206,372 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,379 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
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$519,399 for the year
- Operating expenses$140,110 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,711 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$3,206,372 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,379 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$377,073 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Nicoson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chelsea Carroll | Assistant 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $519,399 $57,711 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,206,372
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $377,073
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,263
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 55 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 38 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Grand Canyon University
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Women's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 13 | 5 | $1.5M | 1000 | 90% | |
| University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference | 112 | 8 | $1.5M | 984 | 86% | |
| Northern Arizona University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 119 | 7 | $454k | 969 | 91% |
Other women's golf programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas room for 1 | 8 | $864k | $107,943 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 2 over cap | 11 | $803k | $72,992 | 1000 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 2 | 7 | $787k | $112,415 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno room for 1 | 8 | $583k | $72,887 | 971 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico at cap | 9 | $539k | $59,836 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 1 over cap | 10 | $535k | $53,488 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso room for 1 | 8 | $530k | $66,249 | 1000 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University at cap | 9 | $519k | $57,711 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis at cap | 9 | $480k | $53,321 | 1000 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked