New Mexico State University Women's Golf
New Mexico State University fields a women's golf team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $416,247, below the median of $473k — $52,030 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 1000, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,798,500 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,696 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
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$416,247 for the year
- Operating expenses$114,672 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$52,030 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,798,500 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,696 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$111,970 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Bowen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Valentina Origel | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $416,247 $52,031 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,798,500
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $111,970
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,147 in-state · $25,271 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research New Mexico 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at El Paso Division I · Mountain West Conference | 38 | 8 | $530k | 1000 | 100% | |
| Western New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 96 | 6 | $132k | — | — |
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 |
Every Conference USA women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked