University of Maryland, College Park Women's Golf
University of Maryland, College Park 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 1 assistant. Team expenses were $998,143, well above the median of $473k — $110,904 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 $8,222,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,451 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
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$998,143 for the year
- Operating expenses$170,182 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$110,904 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$8,222,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,451 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$596,091 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hovland head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emilyee McGiles | 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $998,143 $110,905 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,222,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $596,091
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,505 in-state · $40,306 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 103 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Maryland, College Park
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 9 | $68k | — | 84% | |
| Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 6 | 12 | $288k | — | 35% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 7 | $281k | 1000 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Centennial Conference | 11 | 7 | $41k | — | 81% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 25 | — | — | 1000 | 9% | |
| Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 27 | — | — | — | 50% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 32 | 11 | $55k | — | 83% | |
| Towson University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 33 | 8 | $389k | 992 | 83% | |
| Goucher College Division III · Landmark Conference | 35 | 7 | $54k | — | 73% | |
| Hood College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 39 | 7 | $33k | — | 78% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 41 | 6 | $70k | — | 84% | |
| Washington College (Maryland) Division III · Centennial Conference | 50 | — | — | — | 66% |
Other women's golf programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked