Western Illinois University Women's Golf
Western Illinois University fields a women's golf team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $255,499, well below the median of $473k — $25,549 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (55 of 279 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 1000, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,866,182 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,570 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
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$255,499 for the year
- Operating expenses$19,257 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,549 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,866,182 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,570 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$46,299 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton Zimmerman head coach | Interim Head Coach | not on file |
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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $255,499 $25,550 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,866,182
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $46,299
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,085
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 39 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Western Illinois 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | 2 | $18k | — | 87% | |
| Knox College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 52 | 7 | $152k | — | 50% | |
| Illinois College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 56 | 5 | $60k | — | 75% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 8 | $667k | 1000 | 77% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 15 | $64k | — | 68% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 76 | 6 | $128k | — | 84% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 7 | $6k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 89 | 12 | $74k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 9 | $426k | 1000 | 89% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 5 | $21k | — | 80% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 8 | $862k | 979 | 85% |
Other women's golf programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University at cap | 9 | $358k | $39,791 | 990 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University 1 over cap | 10 | $255k | $25,549 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 1 | 8 | $240k | $29,968 | — | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 4 | 5 | $175k | $34,955 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 8 | $170k | $21,299 | — | vs | |
| Bryant University room for 3 | 6 | $158k | $26,321 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University room for 4 | 5 | $105k | $20,968 | 1000 | vs |
Every Ohio Valley Conference women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked