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Northwestern University Women's Golf

Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
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8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$1.7M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$206,804
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Northwestern University fields a women's golf team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,654,436, well above the median of $473k — $206,804 per roster spot, top 10% 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 $13,049,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $57,997 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's golf programs

Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#13Team budgetof 279 · Division I#16Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budget$1.7M
Spend per player$206,804
Roster size8
Coaching staff3
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$84k$2.4M
this programevery Division I women's golf program

Roster sizes (cap 9)

413
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster8 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,654,436 for the year
  • Operating expenses$266,154 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$206,804 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$13,049,548 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$57,997 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$611,188 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Emily Fletcher head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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

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Campus

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9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
96%

Women's Golf

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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
$1,654,436 $206,805 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$13,049,548
Recruiting spend, women's
$611,188

Cost

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$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$91,290
Average net price$23,341
Net price by family income
$0–30k$1,243
$30–48k$3,373
$48–75k$6,485
$75–110k$14,059
$110k and up$48,837
Tuition & fees
$65,997

Campus safety

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0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.52
Property3.72
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering347 · 16%
Social sciences340 · 16%
Communication & journalism310 · 14%
Biological sciences247 · 11%
Computer & information sciences231 · 11%

Research Northwestern 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 divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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

Northwestern UniversityLoyola University Chicago · 4 miUniversity of Illinois Chicago · 12 miLake Forest College · 16 miElmhurst University · 17 miChicago State University · 23 miWheaton College (Illinois) · 25 miBenedictine University (Illinois) · 29 miNorth Central College · 30 miPurdue University Northwest · 34 miLewis University · 37 miAurora University · 40 miCarthage College · 40 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference48$473k100081%
University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference128$461k98379%
Lake Forest College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference1612$88k—59%
Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin1715$69k—76%
Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference236$340k100041%
Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin257$67k—90%
Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference299$74k—77%
North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin3010$66k—58%
Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference349$141k—71%
Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference378$233k—73%
Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference4012$83k—85%
Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin4019$84k—84%

Other women's golf programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Michigan State University 1 over cap10$1.9M$186,469986vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3 over cap12$1.7M$140,459992vs
Northwestern University room for 18$1.7M$206,8041000vs
University of Washington room for 18$1.6M$200,490977vs
University of Southern California room for 36$1.5M$257,6291000vs
University of California, Los Angeles at cap9$1.3M$147,1921000vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 18$1.3M$162,0261000vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison at cap9$1.3M$141,3621000vs
University of Oregon at cap9$1.2M$136,519992vs
Purdue University 2 over cap11$1.2M$108,6241000vs
University of Michigan at cap9$1.2M$131,6891000vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at cap9$1.1M$126,1851000vs
The Ohio State University room for 27$1M$148,3701000vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 18$1M$128,817986vs
University of Maryland, College Park at cap9$998k$110,9041000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 18$964k$120,4391000vs
University of Iowa room for 18$862k$107,719979vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 18$701k$87,5651000vs

Every Big Ten Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked