Division I · Sun Belt Conference
The University of Southern Mississippi Women's Golf
Hattiesburg, MS · the Golden Eagles · The University of Southern Mississippi overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$414k
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$51,727
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
976
APR
97% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
The University of Southern Mississippi fields a women's golf team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $413,822, below the median of $473k — $51,727 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 1000, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,377,988 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,889 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#170Team budgetof 279 · Division I#167Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#236APRof 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
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$413,822 for the year
- Operating expenses$99,684 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$51,727 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 933 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,377,988 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,889 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$229,922 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Colton Cowan head coach | Head 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
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 →10,012undergraduates · 13,110 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 8,818 applicants
ACT middle 50%19 – 27
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate976
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $413,822 $51,728 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,377,988
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $229,922
Cost
Full picture →$14,050net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,618 in-state · $11,618 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.23violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,050 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,012Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.23 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 South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 81 | 10 | $491k | 1000 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Gulf South Conference | 83 | 10 | $153k | — | 59% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 84 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 85 | 5 | $54k | — | 49% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 91 | 8 | $530k | — | 49% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 107 | 9 | $963k | 1000 | 15% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 123 | 6 | $182k | — | 50% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 126 | 8 | $1.5M | 1000 | 74% | |
| University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 136 | 6 | $236k | — | 57% | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 150 | 7 | $1.4M | 986 | 76% |
Other women's golf programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University room for 1 | 8 | $835k | $104,389 | 998 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 1 | 8 | $748k | $93,496 | 1000 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University room for 1 | 8 | $708k | $88,551 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University at cap | 9 | $626k | $69,542 | 983 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University room for 1 | 8 | $556k | $69,501 | 1000 | vs | |
| Marshall University room for 1 | 8 | $505k | $63,107 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama 1 over cap | 10 | $491k | $49,098 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia State University room for 2 | 7 | $417k | $59,543 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 1 | 8 | $414k | $51,727 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 3 | 6 | $373k | $62,247 | 1000 | vs | |
| Troy University at cap | 9 | $364k | $40,494 | 1000 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University room for 3 | 6 | $265k | $44,230 | 1000 | vs |
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