Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Women's Golf
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
11
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 9
$492k
Team budget
54th percentile in Division I
$44,698
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a women's golf team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $491,687, about the median of $473k — $44,698 per roster spot, lower half 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 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,413,369 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,402 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#128Team budgetof 279 · Division I#193Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#9Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 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, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$491,687 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,865 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,698 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$4,413,369 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,402 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$70,630 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Warren head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dustin Hodge | Assistant Coach | not 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
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $491,687 $44,699 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,413,369
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $70,630
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Samford 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 divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 10 | $490k | 1000 | 88% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 7 | $210k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 8 | $1.8M | 1000 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 8 | $472k | 976 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 7 | $287k | 975 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 82 | 10 | $152k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 84 | 5 | $97k | — | 93% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 94 | 5 | $87k | — | 100% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 96 | 8 | $1.7M | 1000 | 50% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 98 | 8 | $306k | — | 49% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 105 | 2 | $35k | — | 63% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 106 | 8 | $284k | 975 | 96% |
Other women's golf programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University room for 2 | 7 | $877k | $125,289 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga room for 1 | 8 | $696k | $86,946 | 990 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 1 | 8 | $674k | $84,203 | 979 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 2 | 7 | $647k | $92,402 | 984 | vs | |
| Samford University 2 over cap | 11 | $492k | $44,698 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro room for 1 | 8 | $387k | $48,368 | 1000 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University room for 3 | 6 | $341k | $56,800 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Citadel room for 2 | 7 | $309k | $44,074 | 998 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University room for 3 | 6 | $285k | $47,494 | 1000 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University room for 1 | 8 | $273k | $34,145 | 1000 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked