Division I · Conference USA
Kennesaw State University Women's Golf
Kennesaw, GA · the Owls · Kennesaw State University overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$619k
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$88,475
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
995
APR
96% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kennesaw State University fields a women's golf team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $619,326, above the median of $473k — $88,475 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 2 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 $3,073,070 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,175 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#104Team budgetof 279 · Division I#87Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#196Roster 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
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$619,326 for the year
- Operating expenses$181,930 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$88,475 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 952 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,073,070 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,175 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$126,758 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ket Vanderpool head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Sydney Hermann | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →40,509undergraduates · 45,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 23,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Women's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate995
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $619,326 $88,475 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,073,070
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $126,758
Cost
Full picture →$17,566net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kennesaw 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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,566 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 40,509Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 18 | 12 | $143k | — | 60% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 22 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 23 | 12 | $273k | — | 11% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 23 | 7 | $417k | 1000 | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 5 | $100k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 39 | 10 | $255k | — | 62% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 44 | 8 | $306k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 48 | 8 | $385k | — | 72% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 8 | $472k | 976 | 76% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 69 | 9 | $1.1M | 1000 | 37% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 70 | 5 | $111k | — | 93% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 74 | 2 | $35k | — | 63% |
Other women's golf programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware room for 2 | 7 | $782k | $111,736 | 974 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 2 | 7 | $619k | $88,475 | 995 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 9 | $491k | $54,563 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 1 | 8 | $472k | $59,050 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 1 | 8 | $426k | $53,303 | 1000 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 1 | 8 | $416k | $52,030 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University at cap | 9 | $371k | $41,205 | 1000 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 3 | 6 | $362k | $60,325 | 998 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 2 over cap | 11 | $357k | $32,481 | 969 | vs |
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