Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University Women's Golf
Macon, GA · the Bears · Mercer University overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$647k
Team budget
65th percentile in Division I
$92,402
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
984
APR
100% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mercer University fields a women's golf team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $646,815, above the median of $473k — $92,402 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 984, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,743,593 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,326 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#98Team budgetof 279 · Division I#82Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#196Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#219APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$646,815 for the year
- Operating expenses$124,661 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$92,402 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,743,593 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,326 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$261,943 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Drinkard 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 →4,807undergraduates · 9,124 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 11,058 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate984
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $646,815 $92,402 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,743,593
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $261,943
Cost
Full picture →$24,197net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mercer 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 divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,197 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,807Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 7 | $417k | 1000 | 62% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 77 | 12 | $273k | — | 11% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 77 | — | — | — | 65% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 78 | 7 | $300k | — | 99% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 9 | $1.1M | 1000 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 82 | 2 | $35k | — | 63% | |
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 12 | $143k | — | 60% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 98 | 8 | $306k | — | 49% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 99 | 7 | $619k | 995 | 69% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 105 | 10 | $229k | — | 53% | |
| Augusta University Division I · West Coast Conference | 106 | 6 | $431k | — | 89% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 108 | 8 | $1.7M | 1000 | 50% |
Other women's golf programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University room for 2 | 7 | $877k | $125,289 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 1 | 8 | $696k | $86,946 | 990 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 1 | 8 | $674k | $84,203 | 979 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 2 | 7 | $647k | $92,402 | 984 | vs | |
| Samford University 2 over cap | 11 | $492k | $44,698 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 1 | 8 | $387k | $48,368 | 1000 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 3 | 6 | $341k | $56,800 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Citadel room for 2 | 7 | $309k | $44,074 | 998 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 6 | $285k | $47,494 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 1 | 8 | $273k | $34,145 | 1000 | vs |
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