Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University Women's Golf
DeKalb, IL · the Huskies · Northern Illinois University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$500k
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$62,535
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Northern Illinois University fields a women's golf team in the Horizon League (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 $500,287, about the median of $473k — $62,535 per roster spot, upper 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 993, about the median of 1000, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,181,597 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,826 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#125Team budgetof 279 · Division I#130Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#175APRof 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$500,287 for the year
- Operating expenses$139,781 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$62,535 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,181,597 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,826 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,849 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kester 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 →11,358undergraduates · 15,504 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 24,177 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $500,287 $62,536 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,181,597
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,849
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,506
Campus safety
Full picture →2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Illinois 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 divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,358Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 12 | $83k | — | 85% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 34 | 10 | $66k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 7 | $67k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 36 | 9 | $74k | — | 77% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 42 | 8 | $233k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 42 | 15 | $69k | — | 76% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 53 | 12 | $88k | — | 59% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 56 | 8 | $1.7M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 57 | 8 | $473k | 1000 | 81% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 8 | $461k | 983 | 79% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 61 | 6 | $340k | 1000 | 41% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | 13 | $124k | — | 83% |
Other women's golf programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 1 | 8 | $500k | $62,535 | 993 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 2 | 7 | $414k | $59,127 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 2 over cap | 11 | $351k | $31,905 | 993 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 9 | $317k | $35,174 | 986 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 8 | $303k | $37,904 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 4 over cap | 13 | $290k | $22,289 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy at cap | 9 | $266k | $29,532 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 4 | 5 | $194k | $38,804 | 1000 | vs |
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