Division I · Big South Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville Women's Golf
Asheville, NC · the Bulldogs · University of North Carolina Asheville overview
10
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 9
$389k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$38,898
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a women's golf team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $388,986, below the median of $473k — $38,898 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (55 of 279 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $1,285,462 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $6,121 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#179Team budgetof 279 · Division I#216Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#24Roster 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
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$388,986 for the year
- Operating expenses$167,879 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,898 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$1,285,462 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,121 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$79,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Burman Cash head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Laura Smith | Head 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 →2,907undergraduates · 2,925 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 5,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Women's Golf
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 910
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $388,986 $38,899 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,285,462
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $79,556
Cost
Full picture →$14,175net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,175 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,907Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 15 | 8 | $102k | — | 78% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 13 | $394k | — | 63% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 40 | 7 | $125k | — | 60% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 41 | 6 | $285k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 7 | $877k | 985 | 53% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 6 | $341k | 1000 | 87% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 7 | $260k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 10 | $341k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 58 | 8 | $674k | 979 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 59 | 8 | $196k | — | 64% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 62 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 63 | 8 | $233k | — | 68% |
Other women's golf programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University at cap | 9 | $677k | $75,190 | 998 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 3 | 6 | $411k | $68,525 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 10 | $389k | $38,898 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 1 over cap | 10 | $341k | $34,122 | 1000 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 2 over cap | 11 | $298k | $27,129 | 1000 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 1 | 8 | $266k | $33,310 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate room for 2 | 7 | $260k | $37,074 | 1000 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 3 | 6 | $251k | $41,870 | 966 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 2 | 7 | $218k | $31,152 | 1000 | vs |
Every Big South Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked