Division I · The Summit League
University of South Dakota Women's Golf
Vermillion, SD · the Coyotes · University of South Dakota overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$340k
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$42,504
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of South Dakota fields a women's golf team in the The Summit League (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 $340,036, below the median of $473k — $42,504 per roster spot, lower half 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 $2,797,590 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,483 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#208Team budgetof 279 · Division I#199Spend 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$340,036 for the year
- Operating expenses$64,775 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,504 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,797,590 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,483 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$174,045 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Bennett head coach | 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 →7,095undergraduates · 9,868 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 5,349 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1330
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
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
- $340,036 $42,505 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,797,590
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $174,045
Cost
Full picture →$18,466net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,432 in-state · $12,942 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of South Dakota
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 divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,466 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 7,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 38 | 9 | $201k | — | — | |
| Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 52 | 8 | $331k | — | 59% | |
| University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 52 | 13 | $149k | — | 82% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 88 | 8 | $60k | — | 72% | |
| South Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League | 106 | 8 | $370k | 1000 | 99% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 116 | 10 | $347k | 998 | 87% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 116 | 8 | $250k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 129 | 9 | $231k | — | 69% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 135 | 12 | $35k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 136 | 12 | $1.7M | 992 | 77% |
Other women's golf programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts University room for 3 | 6 | $476k | $79,384 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Dakota State University at cap | 9 | $445k | $49,468 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) room for 1 | 8 | $423k | $52,850 | — | vs | |
| University of North Dakota 2 over cap | 11 | $407k | $36,987 | 1000 | vs | |
| South Dakota State University room for 1 | 8 | $370k | $46,212 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha 1 over cap | 10 | $347k | $34,669 | 998 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota room for 1 | 8 | $340k | $42,504 | 1000 | vs |
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