The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Women's Golf
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley fields a women's golf team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $390,918, below the median of $473k — $39,091 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 966, about the median of 1000, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,954,372 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,179 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
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$390,918 for the year
- Operating expenses$98,596 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,091 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,954,372 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,179 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$162,745 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Moore head coach | Head 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
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $390,918 $39,092 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,954,372
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $162,745
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,467 in-state · $19,542 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 86 | 7 | $279k | — | 92% | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Division I · Southland Conference | 110 | 5 | $377k | 1000 | 89% | |
| Texas A&M International University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 117 | 6 | $244k | — | 46% |
Other women's golf programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian University room for 1 | 8 | $457k | $57,112 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 2 | 7 | $418k | $59,726 | 978 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 1 over cap | 10 | $391k | $39,091 | 966 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi room for 4 | 5 | $377k | $75,455 | 1000 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University room for 2 | 7 | $369k | $52,723 | — | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word room for 3 | 6 | $322k | $53,589 | 974 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University room for 1 | 8 | $257k | $32,104 | 991 | vs |
Every Southland Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked