Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of South Carolina, Columbia Women's Golf
Columbia, SC · the Gamecocks · University of South Carolina, Columbia overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$1.5M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$192,535
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
61%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina, Columbia fields a women's golf team in the Southeastern 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 $1,540,285, well above the median of $473k — $192,535 per roster spot, top 10% 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 $6,806,841 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,597 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#20Team budgetof 279 · Division I#19Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#108Roster 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
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,540,285 for the year
- Operating expenses$224,952 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$192,535 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$6,806,841 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,597 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$884,945 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kalen Anderson head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →28,470undergraduates · 36,579 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →61%admitted · of 46,682 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1380
ACT middle 50%26 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Women's Golf
Full picture →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
- $1,540,285 $192,536 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,806,841
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $884,945
Cost
Full picture →$26,068net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,688 in-state · $34,943 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.61violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of South Carolina, 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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions61% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,068 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,470Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.61 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 36 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 9 | $164k | — | 75% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 7 | $218k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 61 | 6 | $138k | — | 97% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 65 | 11 | $298k | 1000 | 75% | |
| Augusta University Division I · West Coast Conference | 66 | 6 | $431k | — | 89% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 67 | 12 | $305k | — | 68% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 11 | $358k | — | 85% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 81 | 8 | $240k | — | 61% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 83 | 10 | $308k | — | 68% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 83 | 8 | $196k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 84 | 8 | $674k | 979 | 59% |
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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