Division I · Conference USA
Western Kentucky University Women's Golf
Bowling Green, KY · the Hilltoppers · Western Kentucky University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$371k
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$41,205
Per roster spot
median $59,127
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Western Kentucky University fields a women's golf team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $370,849, below the median of $473k — $41,205 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's golf programs. That is exactly 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 $2,052,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,595 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#188Team budgetof 279 · Division I#207Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#56Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#1APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$370,849 for the year
- Operating expenses$102,802 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,205 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$2,052,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,595 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$118,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Gary head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Talley Smith | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →14,590undergraduates · 16,759 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,720 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Golf
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 99
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $370,849 $41,205 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,052,934
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $118,337
Cost
Full picture →$12,054net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,436 in-state · $27,000 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Kentucky 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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,054 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,590Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 59 | 7 | $346k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 60 | 5 | $175k | 1000 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 9 | $192k | — | 70% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | 10 | $2.1M | 998 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 8 | $471k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 64 | 8 | $612k | 993 | 67% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | 11 | $132k | — | 67% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 77 | 8 | $273k | 1000 | 83% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 9 | $491k | 1000 | 68% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 13 | $295k | 1000 | 78% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 93 | 7 | $908k | 1000 | 81% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 95 | 9 | $223k | — | 94% |
Other women's golf programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware room for 2 | 7 | $782k | $111,736 | 974 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 2 | 7 | $619k | $88,475 | 995 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 9 | $491k | $54,563 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 1 | 8 | $472k | $59,050 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University room for 1 | 8 | $426k | $53,303 | 1000 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University room for 1 | 8 | $416k | $52,030 | 985 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University at cap | 9 | $371k | $41,205 | 1000 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 3 | 6 | $362k | $60,325 | 998 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 2 over cap | 11 | $357k | $32,481 | 969 | vs |
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