Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Purdue University Northwest Women's Golf
Hammond, IN · the Lions · Purdue University Northwest overview
9
Roster
2024–25 season
$141k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division II
$15,677
Per roster spot
median $22,430
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Purdue University Northwest fields a women's golf team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $141,096, below the median of $192k — $15,677 per roster spot, lower half of Division II women's golf programs. The school gave $689,953 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $4,758 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 183 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#127Team budgetof 183 · Division II#136Spend per playerof 183 · Division II#55Roster sizeof 183 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's golf program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$141,096 for the year
- Operating expenses$38,515 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,677 division median $22,430
- Athletic aid, women's teams$689,953 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,758 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$15,862 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Nietfeldt 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 II roster spots1,579 183 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 54 1.8% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →7,902undergraduates · 8,679 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 6,394 applicants
SAT middle 50%920 – 1140
ACT middle 50%16 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 44%
Women's Golf
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $141,096 $15,677 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $689,953
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $15,862
Cost
Full picture →$9,637net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,048 in-state · $14,933 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Purdue University Northwest
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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,637 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,902Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 12 | 6 | $340k | 1000 | 41% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | 8 | $461k | 983 | 79% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 24 | 7 | $217k | 1000 | 92% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 30 | 8 | $473k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 31 | 8 | $233k | — | 73% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 33 | 15 | $69k | — | 76% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 8 | $1.7M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 35 | 9 | $74k | — | 77% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 37 | 10 | $66k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 38 | 7 | $67k | — | 90% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 47 | 12 | $83k | — | 85% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 12 | $88k | — | 59% |
Other women's golf programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | 9 | $540k | $59,959 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 6 | $376k | $62,739 | — | vs | |
| Northern Michigan University | 11 | $321k | $29,165 | — | vs | |
| Ferris State University | 11 | $234k | $21,253 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 13 | $224k | $17,205 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 10 | $178k | $17,845 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 9 | $141k | $15,677 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 5 | $93k | $18,657 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked