University of Southern California Women's Golf
University of Southern California fields a women's golf team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, below the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $1,545,778, well above the median of $473k — $257,629 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's golf programs. That leaves room for 3 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 $13,525,051 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,569 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
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,545,778 for the year
- Operating expenses$193,202 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$257,629 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$13,525,051 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$37,569 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$856,710 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Silverstein head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Beth Wu | Assistant 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
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,545,778 $257,630 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $13,525,051
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $856,710
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Southern California
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 8 | $323k | — | 92% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 11 | $87k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 9 | $1.3M | 1000 | 9% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 7 | $642k | 1000 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | 6 | $317k | 994 | 93% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 8 | $1.1M | 1000 | 50% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 25 | 8 | $522k | 983 | 87% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 29 | 7 | $110k | — | 56% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 30 | 9 | $111k | — | 48% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 9 | $101k | — | 7% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 33 | 12 | $200k | — | 65% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 13 | $179k | — | 11% |
Other women's golf programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked