Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Missouri, Columbia Women's Golf
Columbia, MO · the Tigers · University of Missouri, Columbia overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$1.2M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$173,767
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Missouri, Columbia fields a women's golf team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,216,375, well above the median of $473k — $173,767 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 1000, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,163,687 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,181 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#41Team budgetof 279 · Division I#26Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#196Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#182APRof 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
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,216,375 for the year
- Operating expenses$162,028 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$173,767 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,163,687 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,181 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$609,005 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Westrup Gaeta | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Francesco Guarneri | Assistant 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 →23,613undergraduates · 31,013 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 21,669 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
Women's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,216,375 $173,768 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,163,687
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $609,005
Cost
Full picture →$20,006net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,130 in-state · $34,338 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Missouri, Columbia
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 program7 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$20,006 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,613Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Missouri) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | 7 | $26k | — | 78% | |
| Lincoln University (Missouri) Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 28 | 5 | $131k | — | — | |
| University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 77 | 6 | $256k | — | 69% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 85 | 7 | $152k | — | 50% | |
| Truman State University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 87 | 7 | $44k | — | 80% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 99 | 8 | $170k | — | 66% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 100 | 7 | $176k | — | 94% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 110 | 7 | $244k | — | 57% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 111 | 10 | $223k | — | 12% | |
| William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 114 | 12 | $181k | — | 34% | |
| Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 121 | 11 | $191k | — | 69% | |
| Illinois College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 124 | 5 | $60k | — | 75% |
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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