Mississippi State University Women's Golf
Mississippi State University fields a women's golf team in the Southeastern Conference (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 $1,371,772, well above the median of $473k — $195,967 per roster spot, top 10% 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 986, about the median of 1000, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,611,961 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,681 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
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,371,772 for the year
- Operating expenses$313,244 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$195,967 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,611,961 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,681 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$862,158 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ewing head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kendall Griffin | Assistant Women's Golf 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,371,772 $195,967 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,611,961
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $862,158
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,815 in-state · $26,580 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Mississippi 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 5 | $87k | — | 100% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 74 | 8 | $1.8M | 1000 | 76% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 76 | 7 | $1.5M | 1000 | 98% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 112 | 5 | $54k | — | 49% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 113 | 8 | $284k | 975 | 96% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 7 | $210k | — | 54% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 115 | 10 | $490k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 115 | 11 | $492k | 1000 | 82% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 118 | 8 | $530k | — | 49% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 132 | 6 | $513k | 1000 | 93% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 134 | 9 | $261k | — | 88% |
Other women's golf programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University 1 over cap | 10 | $2.1M | $214,737 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $227,011 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $221,564 | 993 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $220,500 | 1000 | vs | |
| Auburn University room for 1 | 8 | $1.7M | $213,909 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $178,800 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $176,826 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 2 | 7 | $1.5M | $220,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $192,535 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $182,360 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 2 | 7 | $1.4M | $195,967 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma at cap | 9 | $1.4M | $151,135 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia room for 2 | 7 | $1.2M | $173,767 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 9 | $1.1M | $121,457 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 1 | 8 | $1.1M | $132,685 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida 1 over cap | 10 | $1M | $102,679 | 1000 | vs |
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