Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
University of Illinois Chicago Women's Golf
Chicago, IL · the Flames · University of Illinois Chicago overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$461k
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$57,604
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
983
APR
100% of players retained
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Illinois Chicago fields a women's golf team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $460,834, about the median of $473k — $57,604 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 983, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,838,536 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,192 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#144Team budgetof 279 · Division I#147Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#222APRof 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, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$460,834 for the year
- Operating expenses$94,846 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,604 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,838,536 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,192 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$145,379 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Rayhill 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 →22,107undergraduates · 33,522 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →79%admitted · of 25,420 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Women's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate983
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $460,834 $57,604 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,838,536
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $145,379
Cost
Full picture →$11,499net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,816 in-state · $31,505 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Illinois Chicago
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 divisionAdmissions79% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,499 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,107Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | 8 | $473k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | 6 | $340k | 1000 | 41% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 8 | $1.7M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | 15 | $69k | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 9 | $141k | — | 71% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 23 | 7 | $67k | — | 90% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 9 | $74k | — | 77% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 10 | $66k | — | 58% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 28 | 12 | $88k | — | 59% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 8 | $233k | — | 73% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 37 | 12 | $83k | — | 85% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 7 | $217k | 1000 | 92% |
Other women's golf programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley University room for 1 | 8 | $667k | $83,330 | 1000 | vs | |
| Belmont University room for 1 | 8 | $471k | $58,891 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 1 | 8 | $461k | $57,604 | 983 | vs | |
| Illinois State University at cap | 9 | $426k | $47,328 | 1000 | vs | |
| Murray State University 1 over cap | 10 | $422k | $42,154 | 993 | vs | |
| Drake University at cap | 9 | $418k | $46,493 | 991 | vs | |
| Indiana State University room for 1 | 8 | $338k | $42,248 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 4 over cap | 13 | $295k | $22,726 | 1000 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1 over cap | 10 | $294k | $29,423 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 2 | 7 | $217k | $30,989 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 2 over cap | 11 | $171k | $15,549 | 1000 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked