Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee State University Women's Golf
Nashville, TN · the Tigers · Tennessee State University overview
5
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 9
$175k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$34,955
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Tennessee State University fields a women's golf team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 5 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $174,778, well below the median of $473k — $34,955 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 4 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 $1,311,063 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,705 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#267Team budgetof 279 · Division I#231Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#271Roster 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
- Roster5 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$174,778 for the year
- Operating expenses$47,434 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,955 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$1,311,063 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,705 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,088 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald McGrath head coach | Head 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 →6,765undergraduates · 8,198 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 12,890 applicants
SAT middle 50%856 – 1068
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Women's Golf
Full picture →5on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 95
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $174,778 $34,956 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,311,063
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,088
Cost
Full picture →$9,231net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,568 in-state · $22,284 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Tennessee 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 program5 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,231 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,765Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 2 | 10 | $2.1M | 998 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 3 | 8 | $471k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | 8 | $612k | 993 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 9 | $192k | — | 70% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 34 | 9 | $491k | 1000 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 39 | 7 | $346k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 60 | 9 | $371k | 1000 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 8 | $273k | 1000 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 84 | 9 | $31k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 10 | $422k | 993 | 86% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 105 | 8 | $284k | 975 | 96% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 110 | 11 | $132k | — | 67% |
Other women's golf programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University at cap | 9 | $358k | $39,791 | 990 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 1 over cap | 10 | $255k | $25,549 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 1 | 8 | $240k | $29,968 | — | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 4 | 5 | $175k | $34,955 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 8 | $170k | $21,299 | — | vs | |
| Bryant University room for 3 | 6 | $158k | $26,321 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University room for 4 | 5 | $105k | $20,968 | 1000 | vs |
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