Division I · Horizon League
Northern Kentucky University Women's Golf
Highland Heights, KY · the Norse · Northern Kentucky University overview
11
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 9
$351k
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$31,905
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
99% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Northern Kentucky University fields a women's golf team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $350,958, below the median of $473k — $31,905 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (55 of 279 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $2,077,777 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,388 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#200Team budgetof 279 · Division I#241Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#9Roster 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
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$350,958 for the year
- Operating expenses$101,627 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$31,905 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 967 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,077,777 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,388 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,921 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Shearer head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Melissa Yeazell | Assistant Women's Golf 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 →9,927undergraduates · 14,961 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 6,417 applicants
SAT middle 50%916 – 1133
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Golf
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 911
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate993
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $350,958 $31,905 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,077,777
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,921
Cost
Full picture →$8,151net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,896 in-state · $21,480 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Northern Kentucky 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,151 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 9,927Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 6 | 11 | $63k | — | 97% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 8 | 7 | $924k | 993 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 8 | 8 | $626k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | 9 | $96k | — | 57% | |
| Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| University of Dayton Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 51 | 10 | $158k | — | 62% | |
| Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 57 | 5 | $53k | — | 46% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 58 | 7 | $47k | — | 84% | |
| Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 60 | 8 | $101k | — | 74% | |
| Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 61 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 4 | $89k | — | 85% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 68 | 8 | $1.1M | 1000 | 92% |
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 |
Every Horizon League women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked