Division I · Metro Conference
Niagara University Women's Golf
Niagara University, NY · the Purple Eagles · Niagara University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$171k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$21,397
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Niagara University fields a women's golf team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $171,183, well below the median of $473k — $21,397 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,414,951 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,247 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#269Team budgetof 279 · Division I#264Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$171,183 for the year
- Operating expenses$58,018 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,397 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,414,951 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,247 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$86,526 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris O'Connor 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 →2,747undergraduates · 4,221 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 4,148 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1240
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $171,183 $21,398 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,414,951
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $86,526
Cost
Full picture →$17,495net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,135
Campus safety
Full picture →1.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in education · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Niagara 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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,495 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,747Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 29 | 2 | $20k | — | 98% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Northeast Women's Golf Conference | 66 | 10 | $34k | — | 64% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Northeast Women's Golf Conference | 77 | 7 | $62k | — | 79% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Northeast Women's Golf Conference | 77 | 7 | $97k | — | 68% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 85 | 1 | $1k | — | 96% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 88 | 11 | $198k | — | 77% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 88 | 7 | $105k | — | 83% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 105 | 7 | $17k | — | 94% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 105 | 7 | $26k | — | 57% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 117 | 6 | $66k | — | 59% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 126 | — | — | — | — |
Other women's golf programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 11 | $458k | $41,600 | 1000 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 1 | 8 | $437k | $54,647 | 995 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 9 | $432k | $48,031 | 992 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 9 | $420k | $46,685 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 6 | $339k | $56,422 | — | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 1 | 8 | $316k | $39,478 | 987 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 2 | 7 | $248k | $35,469 | 1000 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 1 | 8 | $171k | $21,397 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Manhattan University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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