Southern University, Baton Rouge Women's Golf
Southern University, Baton Rouge fields a women's golf team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $182,270, well below the median of $473k — $30,378 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 school gave $1,436,660 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,209 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 9)
The program
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$182,270 for the year
- Operating expenses$37,170 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,378 division median $59,127
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,436,660 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,209 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$4,727 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Pope head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Phil Smith | Assistant Golf Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $182,270 $30,378 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,436,660
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $4,727
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,842 in-state · $17,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Southern University, Baton Rouge
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 8 | 8 | $1.5M | 1000 | 74% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 75 | 9 | $963k | 1000 | 15% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 8 | $414k | 976 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 135 | 8 | $530k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 135 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 138 | 5 | $54k | — | 49% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 148 | 6 | $373k | 1000 | 75% |
Other women's golf programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State University room for 2 | 7 | $287k | $41,058 | 975 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 3 | 6 | $232k | $38,599 | 986 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 2 | 7 | $208k | $29,767 | 1000 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University at cap | 9 | $193k | $21,494 | 994 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge room for 3 | 6 | $182k | $30,378 | — | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked