Division I · Big 12 Conference
Iowa State University Women's Golf
Ames, IA · the Cyclones · Iowa State University overview
6
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 9
$1.3M
Team budget
88th percentile in Division I
$216,378
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
995
APR
96% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iowa State University fields a women's golf team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,298,268, well above the median of $473k — $216,378 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 1000, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,735,216 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,033 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#35Team budgetof 279 · Division I#11Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#240Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#163APRof 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
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,298,268 for the year
- Operating expenses$198,877 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$216,378 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,735,216 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,033 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$481,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christie Martens head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taylor Riggs | Associate 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 →25,332undergraduates · 30,177 students in all
Women 45% Men 55%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 22,995 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1350
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Golf
Full picture →6on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 96
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate995
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,298,268 $216,378 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,735,216
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $481,556
Cost
Full picture →$17,354net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,497 in-state · $27,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 24 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Iowa State 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 program6 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,354 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 25,332Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 29 | 9 | $418k | 991 | 64% | |
| Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 46 | 11 | $56k | — | 89% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 51 | 9 | $64k | — | 13% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 57 | 13 | $68k | — | 79% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 70 | 11 | $171k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 77 | 9 | $104k | — | 99% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 90 | 8 | $60k | — | 72% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 102 | 8 | $43k | — | 71% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 110 | 8 | $131k | — | 93% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 112 | 8 | $862k | 979 | 85% | |
| Luther College Division III · Independent | 129 | 10 | $33k | — | 73% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 130 | 8 | $250k | 1000 | 72% |
Other women's golf programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University 2 over cap | 11 | $1.7M | $152,818 | 1000 | vs | |
| Baylor University room for 1 | 8 | $1.7M | $208,185 | 986 | vs | |
| Arizona State University room for 4 | 5 | $1.5M | $295,119 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arizona room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $183,649 | 984 | vs | |
| Brigham Young University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.3M | $134,648 | 992 | vs | |
| Iowa State University room for 3 | 6 | $1.3M | $216,378 | 995 | vs | |
| Texas Christian University room for 1 | 8 | $1.3M | $161,836 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Kansas 1 over cap | 10 | $1.2M | $124,324 | 994 | vs | |
| Texas Tech University 1 over cap | 10 | $1.2M | $119,850 | 1000 | vs | |
| Kansas State University room for 2 | 7 | $1.2M | $166,448 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Central Florida room for 2 | 7 | $984k | $140,613 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder room for 2 | 7 | $955k | $136,473 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati room for 2 | 7 | $924k | $131,965 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Houston 1 over cap | 10 | $832k | $83,175 | 982 | vs |
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