University at Albany Women's Golf
University at Albany fields a women's golf team in the Metro 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 $437,181, about the median of $473k — $54,647 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 995, about the median of 1000, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,851,038 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $15,847 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
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$437,181 for the year
- Operating expenses$47,518 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,647 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,851,038 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,847 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$139,678 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Colleen Cashman | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Thomas Strandemo | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- 64%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $437,181 $54,648 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,851,038
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $139,678
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,408 in-state · $28,998 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University at Albany
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 7 | $248k | 1000 | 71% | |
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 7 | 1 | $9k | — | 76% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | 8 | $79k | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | 10 | $122k | — | 10% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · Northeast Women's Golf Conference | 34 | 6 | $18k | — | 83% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · Independent | 63 | — | — | — | 88% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Little East Conference | 65 | 9 | $20k | — | 81% | |
| Vassar College Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 7 | $50k | — | 18% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 70 | 9 | $171k | — | 10% | |
| Utica University Division III · Northeast Women's Golf Conference | 79 | 10 | $24k | — | 87% | |
| Keene State College Division III · Little East Conference | 80 | 11 | $27k | — | 89% | |
| Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Northeast Women's Golf Conference | 82 | 4 | $25k | — | 82% |
Other women's golf programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 11 | $458k | $41,600 | 1000 | vs | |
| University at Albany room for 1 | 8 | $437k | $54,647 | 995 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 9 | $432k | $48,031 | 992 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 9 | $420k | $46,685 | — | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 6 | $339k | $56,422 | — | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 1 | 8 | $316k | $39,478 | 987 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 2 | 7 | $248k | $35,469 | 1000 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 1 | 8 | $171k | $21,397 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Manhattan University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Metro Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked