University of South Carolina Upstate Women's Golf
University of South Carolina Upstate fields a women's golf team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $259,519, well below the median of $473k — $37,074 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,907,481 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,090 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 9)
The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$259,519 for the year
- Operating expenses$25,946 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,074 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$1,907,481 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,090 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$65,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Lawton head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $259,519 $37,074 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,907,481
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $65,875
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,583 in-state · $23,085 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of South Carolina Upstate
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 8 | $674k | 979 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 4 | 8 | $196k | — | 64% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 13 | $394k | — | 63% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 10 | $341k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 7 | $877k | 985 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | 7 | $218k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 8 | $295k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | 8 | $240k | — | 61% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 53 | 9 | $164k | — | 75% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 11 | $298k | 1000 | 75% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 54 | 9 | $1.3M | 1000 | 38% |
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