Division I · Southern Conference
The Citadel Women's Golf
Charleston, SC · the Bulldogs · The Citadel overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$309k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division I
$44,074
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
998
APR
95% of players retained
98%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The Citadel fields a women's golf team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $308,520, below the median of $473k — $44,074 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 2 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 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,453,381 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,638 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#220Team budgetof 279 · Division I#195Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#196Roster 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
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$308,520 for the year
- Operating expenses$62,896 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$44,074 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,453,381 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,638 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$35,817 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lori Hatcher Bonacci head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Lori Bonacci | 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 →2,661undergraduates · 3,727 students in all
Women 24% Men 76%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →98%admitted · of 2,883 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1250
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Women's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate998
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $308,520 $44,074 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,453,381
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $35,817
Cost
Full picture →$21,041net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research The Citadel
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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions98% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,041 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,661Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.67 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 10 | $724k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 14 | 6 | $251k | 966 | 76% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 68 | 12 | $220k | — | 69% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 71 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 84 | 7 | $48k | — | — | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 8 | $708k | 1000 | 80% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 103 | 8 | $1.5M | 1000 | 61% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 109 | 9 | $626k | 983 | 90% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 109 | 6 | $138k | — | 97% | |
| Augusta University Division I · West Coast Conference | 126 | 6 | $431k | — | 89% | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Division II · Conference Carolinas | 138 | 9 | $115k | — | 92% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 140 | 9 | $164k | — | 75% |
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