Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Kentucky Women's Golf
Lexington, KY · the Wildcats · University of Kentucky overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$1.1M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$132,685
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Kentucky fields a women's golf team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,061,481, well above the median of $473k — $132,685 per roster spot, top quarter 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 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,404,713 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,800 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#49Team budgetof 279 · Division I#48Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster 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
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,061,481 for the year
- Operating expenses$183,633 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$132,685 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$7,404,713 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,800 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,006,502 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Golda Borst head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →23,930undergraduates · 32,703 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 28,233 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1290
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,061,481 $132,685 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,404,713
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,006,502
Cost
Full picture →$19,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,212 in-state · $33,406 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 98 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 21 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Kentucky
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 divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,838 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,930Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 4 | $89k | — | 85% | |
| Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 23 | 8 | $429k | 1000 | 78% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 31 | 7 | $88k | — | 54% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 59 | 9 | $358k | 990 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | 9 | $223k | — | 94% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 68 | 11 | $63k | — | 97% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 68 | 11 | $351k | 993 | 96% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 7 | $908k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 4 | $43k | — | 99% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 70 | 7 | $47k | — | 84% | |
| Mount St. Joseph University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 73 | 9 | $96k | — | 57% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 75 | 7 | $924k | 993 | 88% |
Other women's golf programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University 1 over cap | 10 | $2.1M | $214,737 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $227,011 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $221,564 | 993 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 1 | 8 | $1.8M | $220,500 | 1000 | vs | |
| Auburn University room for 1 | 8 | $1.7M | $213,909 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $178,800 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin at cap | 9 | $1.6M | $176,826 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 2 | 7 | $1.5M | $220,709 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $192,535 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $182,360 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 2 | 7 | $1.4M | $195,967 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma at cap | 9 | $1.4M | $151,135 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia room for 2 | 7 | $1.2M | $173,767 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 9 | $1.1M | $121,457 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 1 | 8 | $1.1M | $132,685 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida 1 over cap | 10 | $1M | $102,679 | 1000 | vs |
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