Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University Women's Golf
Winston-Salem, NC · the Deacons · Wake Forest University overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$1.8M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$251,996
Per roster spot
median $59,127
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
998
APR
98% of players retained
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wake Forest University fields a women's golf team in the Atlantic Coast 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 $1,763,972, well above the median of $473k — $251,996 per roster spot, top 10% 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 998, about the median of 1000, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,501,401 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $34,410 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#8Team budgetof 279 · Division I#6Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#196Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#145APRof 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
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$1,763,972 for the year
- Operating expenses$225,095 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$251,996 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,501,401 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,410 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$490,796 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Lewellen head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Potter | Lyons Family Associate 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 →5,471undergraduates · 9,121 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →22%admitted · of 17,479 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate998
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,763,972 $251,996 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,501,401
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $490,796
Cost
Full picture →$27,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →1.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wake Forest University
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 program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions22% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 19 | 9 | $677k | 998 | 77% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 8 | $387k | 1000 | 90% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 6 | $292k | 997 | 46% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 8 | $193k | — | 78% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 8 | $675k | 969 | 67% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 45 | 9 | $93k | — | 95% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 8 | $68k | — | 48% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 63 | 7 | $491k | 1000 | 80% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 65 | 9 | $205k | — | 81% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 70 | 9 | $1M | 998 | 19% | |
| Radford University Division I · Big South Conference | 71 | 8 | $266k | 995 | 91% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 72 | 10 | $308k | — | 68% |
Other women's golf programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University room for 1 | 8 | $2.4M | $298,355 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University room for 2 | 7 | $1.8M | $251,996 | 998 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University room for 3 | 6 | $1.6M | $273,449 | 983 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 1 over cap | 10 | $1.5M | $153,601 | 1000 | vs | |
| Florida State University 3 over cap | 12 | $1.5M | $127,569 | 1000 | vs | |
| Duke University room for 2 | 7 | $1.5M | $212,092 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 8 | $1.5M | $183,236 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 1 over cap | 10 | $1.4M | $139,971 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Virginia at cap | 9 | $1.4M | $150,527 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University at cap | 9 | $1.3M | $147,727 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 3 | 6 | $1M | $173,419 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at cap | 9 | $1M | $113,607 | 998 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 9 | $920k | $102,205 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 2 | 7 | $908k | $129,691 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 8 | $892k | $111,553 | 1000 | vs |
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