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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Women's Golf

Champaign, IL · the Fighting Illini · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign overview
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9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$1.1M
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$126,185
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a women's golf team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,135,665, well above the median of $473k — $126,185 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's golf programs. That is exactly 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 $6,396,796 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,322 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's golf programs

Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#46Team budgetof 279 · Division I#55Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#56Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budget$1.1M
Spend per player$126,185
Roster size9
Coaching staff3
APR1000

Team budgets across the division

$84k$2.4M
this programevery Division I women's golf program

Roster sizes (cap 9)

413
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster9 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,135,665 for the year
  • Operating expenses$191,499 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$126,185 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$6,396,796 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$24,322 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$763,091 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Renee Slone head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Pina GentileAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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35,564undergraduates · 56,563 students in all
Women 46% Men 54%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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44%admitted · of 67,398 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1510
ACT middle 50%29 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Golf

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9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 99
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,135,665 $126,185 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$6,396,796
Recruiting spend, women's
$763,091

Cost

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$14,297net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$33,642
Sticker, out-of-state$52,139
Average net price$14,297
Net price by family income
$0–30k$3,883
$30–48k$5,955
$48–75k$10,065
$75–110k$20,205
$110k and up$28,358
Tuition & fees
$18,060 in-state · $39,192 out

Campus safety

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0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.70
Property1.14
In residence halls
11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
14 over 2022–2024

Majors

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22%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering1,857 · 22%
Business830 · 10%
Computer & information sciences669 · 8%
Social sciences602 · 7%
Psychology601 · 7%

Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,297 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 35,564Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.7 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

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignEastern Illinois University · 43 miMillikin University · 44 miIllinois Wesleyan University · 48 miIllinois State University · 49 miIndiana State University · 62 miRose-Hulman Institute of Technology · 64 miEureka College · 69 miPurdue University · 73 miUniversity of Illinois Springfield · 78 miDePauw University · 79 miBradley University · 84 miBlackburn College · 104 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference435$105k100068%
Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin448$94k—54%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin4812$74k—45%
Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference499$426k100089%
Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference628$338k98792%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference648$120k—73%
Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference697$6k—88%
Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference7311$1.2M100050%
University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference786$128k—84%
DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference7914$149k—54%
Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference848$667k100077%
Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1045$21k—80%

Other women's golf programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Michigan State University 1 over cap10$1.9M$186,469986vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3 over cap12$1.7M$140,459992vs
Northwestern University room for 18$1.7M$206,8041000vs
University of Washington room for 18$1.6M$200,490977vs
University of Southern California room for 36$1.5M$257,6291000vs
University of California, Los Angeles at cap9$1.3M$147,1921000vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 18$1.3M$162,0261000vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison at cap9$1.3M$141,3621000vs
University of Oregon at cap9$1.2M$136,519992vs
Purdue University 2 over cap11$1.2M$108,6241000vs
University of Michigan at cap9$1.2M$131,6891000vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at cap9$1.1M$126,1851000vs
The Ohio State University room for 27$1M$148,3701000vs
Indiana University, Bloomington room for 18$1M$128,817986vs
University of Maryland, College Park at cap9$998k$110,9041000vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities room for 18$964k$120,4391000vs
University of Iowa room for 18$862k$107,719979vs
Pennsylvania State University room for 18$701k$87,5651000vs

Every Big Ten Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked