Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Akron Women's Golf
Akron, OH · the Zips · University of Akron overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$244k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$34,891
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Akron fields a women's golf team in the Mid-American 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 $244,240, well below the median of $473k — $34,891 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,569,646 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,517 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#247Team budgetof 279 · Division I#232Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#196Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 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$244,240 for the year
- Operating expenses$65,971 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,891 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$2,569,646 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$126,885 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny King 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 →11,452undergraduates · 13,518 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 14,982 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1190
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $244,240 $34,891 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,569,646
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $126,885
Cost
Full picture →$15,292net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,799 in-state · $17,239 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Akron
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 divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,292 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,452Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 16 | 7 | $188k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 19 | 15 | $225k | — | 76% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 24 | 11 | $96k | — | 80% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 6 | $16k | — | 93% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 27 | 9 | $41k | — | 77% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 8 | $38k | — | 81% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 9 | $80k | — | 54% | |
| Ursuline College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 29 | 5 | $74k | — | 84% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 45 | 13 | $223k | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 45 | 13 | $290k | 976 | 80% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 62 | 13 | $31k | — | 86% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 63 | 6 | $38k | — | 71% |
Other women's golf programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University 1 over cap | 10 | $876k | $87,604 | 1000 | vs | |
| Ball State University at cap | 9 | $578k | $64,237 | 962 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 1 | 8 | $528k | $66,015 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University at cap | 9 | $444k | $49,346 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 3 | 6 | $434k | $72,324 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University at cap | 9 | $425k | $47,275 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Akron room for 2 | 7 | $244k | $34,891 | 1000 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked