Division I · Conference USA
Sam Houston State University Women's Golf
Huntsville, TX · the Bearkats · Sam Houston State University overview
6
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 9
$362k
Team budget
31st percentile in Division I
$60,325
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
998
APR
98% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Sam Houston State University fields a women's golf team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $361,954, below the median of $473k — $60,325 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 1000, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,217,110 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,408 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#193Team budgetof 279 · Division I#134Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#240Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#145APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$361,954 for the year
- Operating expenses$88,038 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,325 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,217,110 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,408 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$105,350 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandt Kieschnick head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey Leatherman | Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,179undergraduates · 21,403 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 17,582 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1140
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Golf
Full picture →6on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 96
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate998
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $361,954 $60,326 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,217,110
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $105,350
Cost
Full picture →$14,556net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,228 in-state · $19,020 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sam Houston State 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 program6 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$14,556 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,179Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 8 | $1.8M | 1000 | 63% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 9 | $193k | 994 | 75% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 7 | $83k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 69 | — | — | — | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 70 | 7 | $208k | 1000 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 70 | 10 | $832k | 982 | 70% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 71 | 8 | $457k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 82 | 8 | $257k | 991 | 88% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 99 | 7 | $418k | 978 | 86% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 109 | 8 | $1.7M | 986 | 51% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 112 | 8 | $364k | — | 92% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 116 | 11 | $165k | — | 95% |
Other women's golf programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware room for 2 | 7 | $782k | $111,736 | 974 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 2 | 7 | $619k | $88,475 | 995 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 9 | $491k | $54,563 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 1 | 8 | $472k | $59,050 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 1 | 8 | $426k | $53,303 | 1000 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 1 | 8 | $416k | $52,030 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University at cap | 9 | $371k | $41,205 | 1000 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 3 | 6 | $362k | $60,325 | 998 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 2 over cap | 11 | $357k | $32,481 | 969 | vs |
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