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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Women's Golf

Minneapolis, MN · the Golden Gophers · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities overview
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8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$964k
Team budget
79th percentile in Division I
$120,439
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities fields a women's golf team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, about the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $963,518, well above the median of $473k — $120,439 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 $9,264,581 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,509 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's golf programs

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

#60Team budgetof 279 · Division I#59Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budget$964k
Spend per player$120,439
Roster size8
Coaching staff2
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

  • Roster8 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$963,518 for the year
  • Operating expenses$187,926 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$120,439 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$9,264,581 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$24,509 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$747,584 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Matt Higgins head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Emily LauterbachAssistant 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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39,556undergraduates · 54,890 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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77%admitted · of 39,863 applicants
SAT middle 50%1310 – 1480
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Golf

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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
$963,518 $120,440 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$9,264,581
Recruiting spend, women's
$747,584

Cost

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$16,730net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$32,866
Sticker, out-of-state$52,780
Average net price$16,730
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,262
$30–48k$7,634
$48–75k$10,861
$75–110k$17,909
$110k and up$26,623
Tuition & fees
$16,488 in-state · $36,402 out

Campus safety

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1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.09
Property1.57
In residence halls
22 burglaries · 91 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024

Majors

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13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business905 · 13%
Biological sciences880 · 12%
Computer & information sciences751 · 10%
Engineering700 · 10%
Psychology645 · 9%

Research University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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 divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,730 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 39,556Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 Minnesota, Twin CitiesAugsburg University · 1 miNorth Central University · 1 miUniversity of St. Thomas (Minnesota) · 3 miMacalester College · 4 miSt. Catherine University · 4 miConcordia University, St. Paul · 4 miUniversity of Northwestern-St. Paul · 5 miBethel University (Minnesota) · 7 miCrown College (Minnesota) · 26 miUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls · 31 miSt. Olaf College · 35 miCarleton College · 35 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Augsburg University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference14$64k—77%
North Central University Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference17$15k—91%
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Division I · The Summit League38$423k—85%
Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference410$90k—28%
St. Catherine University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference411$136k—94%
Concordia University, St. Paul Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference46$112k—75%
University of Northwestern-St. Paul Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference56$39k—92%
Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference710$90k—91%
Crown College (Minnesota) Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference266$41k—63%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference317$39k—82%
St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference357$50k—52%
Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference357$77k—22%

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