Division I · Horizon League
Youngstown State University Women's Golf
Youngstown, OH · the Penguins · Youngstown State University overview
13
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 9
$290k
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$22,289
Per roster spot
median $59,127
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
976
APR
97% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Youngstown State University fields a women's golf team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, well above the median of 8, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $289,765, below the median of $473k — $22,289 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 4 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 976, about the median of 1000, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,733,092 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,110 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 279 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#230Team budgetof 279 · Division I#262Spend per playerof 279 · Division I#1Roster sizeof 279 · Division I#236APRof 279 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$289,765 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,852 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,289 division median $59,127
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 969 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,733,092 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,110 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$128,853 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Miklos head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maddi Shoults | Assistant Women's Golf Coach | not on file |
| Ann Ciavarella | Assistant Women's Golf 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 →8,436undergraduates · 11,040 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,799 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1210
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Golf
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 913
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate976
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $289,765 $22,290 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,733,092
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $128,853
Cost
Full picture →$11,740net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,757 in-state · $10,117 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Youngstown State 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,740 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,436Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | 13 | $31k | — | 86% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 6 | $38k | — | 71% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | 11 | $96k | — | 80% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 6 | $14k | — | — | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 6 | $16k | — | 93% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | 7 | $188k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 43 | 15 | $225k | — | 76% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 7 | $244k | 1000 | 71% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 46 | 6 | $66k | — | 59% | |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 50 | 12 | $30k | — | 72% | |
| Ursuline College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 50 | 5 | $74k | — | 84% |
Other women's golf programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University room for 1 | 8 | $500k | $62,535 | 993 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne room for 2 | 7 | $414k | $59,127 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 2 over cap | 11 | $351k | $31,905 | 993 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 9 | $317k | $35,174 | 986 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 1 | 8 | $303k | $37,904 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 4 over cap | 13 | $290k | $22,289 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy at cap | 9 | $266k | $29,532 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay room for 4 | 5 | $194k | $38,804 | 1000 | vs |
Every Horizon League women's golf program · Women's Golf budgets ranked