University of Missouri, Columbia Women's Gymnastics
University of Missouri, Columbia fields a women's gymnastics team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,687,000, above the median of $1.9M — $122,136 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's gymnastics programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 20 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (23 of 60 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 995, 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 gymnastics programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 20)
The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap20 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,687,000 for the year
- Operating expenses$580,512 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$122,136 division median $85,665
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Welker head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school gymnastics players14,996 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,210 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 12 8.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's gymnastics 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
Women's Gymnastics
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,687,000 $122,136 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,163,687
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $609,005
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,130 in-state · $34,338 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Other women's gymnastics programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma room for 4 | 16 | $5M | $310,131 | 1000 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 2 over cap | 22 | $4.4M | $199,284 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 1 | 19 | $3.6M | $189,426 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 20 | $3.5M | $175,823 | 1000 | vs | |
| Auburn University 2 over cap | 22 | $3.1M | $140,232 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 5 over cap | 25 | $2.9M | $117,732 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 2 over cap | 22 | $2.7M | $122,136 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 1 | 19 | $2.7M | $140,681 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 20 | $2.3M | $114,229 | 1000 | vs |
Every Southeastern Conference women's gymnastics program · Women's Gymnastics budgets ranked