College golf: Meet the 157 new women’s teams to join NCAA in the last 10 years

On National Girls and Women in Sports day, check out the growth in women’s golf over the last 10 years.

Last December the NCAA released research on the number of collegiate teams participating by sport, and the women’s golf numbers were staggering.

Women’s golf showed some of the highest growth over the last 10 years, with a net gain of 157 new teams from 2009 to 2019 across all three divisions. Women’s lacrosse led the way with 200 new teams, followed by outdoor (170) and indoor (165) track and field. Women’s golf was fourth. The next closest sport was women’s soccer in fifth at just 79 teams.

Over the last 10 years, the total number of women’s golf teams grew from 543 to an all-time high of 700 teams. Division III accounted for the largest growth, moving from from 164 teams in 2008-09 to 235 teams in 2018-19. Division I grew by 24 teams.

Men’s golf programs also saw a bump in participation, but its growth was tripled by their female counterparts. The NCAA reports a net gain of 46 men’s golf teams across all divisions.

According to NCAA.org, this kind of participation information from NCAA member schools is self-reported retroactively and on an annual basis.

On National Girls & Women in Sports Day, check out all 157 teams, along with their division and starting year.

School Division Year
Northwest Missouri State University

2

2008
Rockford University

3

2008
Sonoma State University

2

2008
Southern Utah University

1

2008
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

1

2008
Thiel College

3

2008
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith

2

2008
East Central University

2

2008
Milwaukee School of Engineering

3

2008
University of Illinois at Springfield

2

2008
King University

2

2008
Urbana University

2

2008
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

1

2008
University of Akron

1

2009
William Jewell College

3

2009
Angelo State University

2

2009
Bethel University (Minnesota)

3

2009
Clarion University of Pennsylvania

2

2009
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

2

2009
Heidelberg University

3

2009
Houston Baptist University

1

2009
Benedictine University (Illinois)

3

2009
Ithaca College

3

2009
MacMurray College

3

2009
Morehead State University

1

2009
Occidental College

3

2009
St. John Fisher College

3

2009
Tulane

1

2009
Washington University in St. Louis

3

2009
Westfield State University

3

2009
Berry College

3

2009
Carson-Newman University

2

2009
Concord University

2

2009
Erskine College

2

2009
Huntingdon College

3

2009
Seattle University

2

2009
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff

1

2009
Lake Erie College

3

2009
West Virginia Wesleyan College

2

2009
Central State University

2

2009
State University of New York at Cobleskill

3

2009
Brevard College

2

2009
Covenant College

3

2009
Dominican University of California

2

2009
Ohio Dominican University

2

2009
Albany State University (Georgia)

2

2009
Bethany College (West Virginia)

3

2010
University of Sioux Falls

2

2010
Columbus State University

2

2010
Lake Superior State University

2

2010
Le Moyne College

2

2010
Lincoln University (Missouri)

2

2010
University of Maine, Farmington

3

2010
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

1

2010
Maryville College (Tennessee)

3

2010
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

2

2010
Niagara University

1

2010
Stephen F. Austin State University

1

2010
Valparaiso University

1

2010
Midwestern State University

2

2010
Martin Luther College

3

2010
Spalding University

3

2010
Mount Aloysius College

3

2010
University of North Georgia

2

2010
Minot State University

2

2010
Notre Dame College (Ohio)

2

2010
California State University, Fullerton

1

2010
Albright College

3

2011
Walsh University

2

2011
Ohio Wesleyan University

3

2011
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

3

2011
Quinnipiac University

1

2011
Seton Hall University

1

2011
University of Tampa

2

2011
Texas A&M University-Kingsville

2

2011
Ursinus College

3

2011
The College of Wooster

3

2011
Alvernia University

3

2011
Coker University

2

2011
Ouachita Baptist University

2

2011
Sul Ross State University

3

2011
North Greenville University

2

2011
Finlandia University

3

2011
Academy of Art University

2

2011
Simon Fraser University

2

2011
Black Hills State University

2

2011
California Baptist University

2

2011
Lindenwood University

2

2011
Malone University

2

2011
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

2

2011
Ursuline College

2

2011
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham

3

2011
California Lutheran University

3

2012
Young Harris College

2

2012
University of Delaware

1

2012
Greensboro College

3

2012
University of Illinois at Chicago

1

2012
Merrimack College

2

2012
University of New Orleans

1

2012
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College

3

2012
Rhode Island College

3

2012
St. Catherine University

3

2012
University of Charleston (West Virginia)

2

2012
Lander University

2

2012
University of North Florida

1

2012
Eastern University

3

2012
Barton College

2

2012
Misericordia University

3

2012
Penn State University, Altoona

3

2012
Trevecca Nazarene University

2

2012
North Central University

3

2012
State University of New York at Cobleskill

3

2012
McKendree University

2

2012
Shorter University

2

2012
Southern Nazarene University

2

2012
Delaware State University

1

2012
Bridgewater College (Virginia)

3

2013
Rogers State University

2

2013
Clemson University

1

2013
Eastern Mennonite University

3

2013
Hamilton College

3

2013
Lebanon Valley College

3

2013
Manhattanville College

3

2013
Randolph-Macon College

3

2013
U.S. Naval Academy

1

2013
Union College (New York)

3

2013
Washington and Lee University

3

2013
Whittier College

3

2013
Arcadia University

3

2013
Keuka College

3

2013
Northwest Nazarene University

2

2013
Hawaii Pacific University

2

2013
Southwest Baptist University

2

2013
Martin Luther College

3

2013
Converse College

2

2013
Lee University

2

2013
Dixie State University

2

2013
Point Loma Nazarene University

2

2013
Union University

2

2013
Houghton College

3

2013
Iowa Wesleyan University

3

2013
Lubbock Christian University

2

2013
Northwestern Oklahoma State University

2

2013
Oklahoma Christian University

2

2013
University of Central Missouri

2

2013
Central Michigan University

1

2014
Emmanuel College (Georgia)

2

2014
Hobart and William Smith Colleges

3

2014
University of Houston

1

2014
University of La Verne

3

2014
University of West Alabama

2

2014
Metropolitan State University of Denver

2

2014
Southern New Hampshire University

2

2014
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College

3

2014
Alderson Broaddus University

2

2014
Louisiana College

3

2014
Northland College

3

2014
Post University

2

2014
Sul Ross State University

3

2014
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

2

2014
Alverno College

3

2014
Crown College (Minnesota)

3

2014
Palm Beach Atlantic University

2

2014
Holy Names University

2

2014
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

2

2014
Spring Hill College

2

2014
Southern Wesleyan University

2

2014
Franklin Pierce University

2

2014
Adelphi University

2

2015
Oklahoma Baptist University

2

2015
Delaware Valley University

3

2015
Lake Forest College

3

2015
Marymount University (Virginia)

3

2015
Shenandoah University

3

2015
Wayne State University (Michigan)

2

2015
Wilkes University

3

2015
University of Dallas

3

2015
Fort Lewis College

2

2015
The College of Saint Rose

2

2015
Chowan University

2

2015
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida)

2

2015
Johnson & Wales University (Providence)

3

2015
California State University, San Marcos

2

2015
Concordia University Portland

2

2015
Carnegie Mellon University

3

2015
Assumption College

2

2016
Castleton University

3

2016
Georgia Southern University

1

2016
Marywood University

3

2016
Northern Michigan University

2

2016
The College of St. Scholastica

3

2016
Westminster College (Utah)

2

2016
University of Wisconsin-Superior

3

2016
Husson University

3

2016
Neumann University

3

2016
Howard Payne University

3

2016
Salem University (West Virginia)

2

2016
Mount Mary University

3

2016
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1

2016
Chapman University

3

2017
Purdue University Northwest

2

2017
Eureka College

3

2017
La Salle University

1

2017
Maryville College (Tennessee)

3

2017
University of North Carolina Asheville

1

2017
North Carolina A&T State University

1

2017
Saginaw Valley State University

2

2017
University of Scranton

3

2017
Sweet Briar College

3

2017
University of Texas at Arlington

1

2017
Utica College

3

2017
Virginia Wesleyan University

3

2017
Austin College

3

2017
Greenville University

3

2017
Hood College

3

2017
Finlandia University

3

2017
University of Texas of the Permian Basin

2

2017
State University of New York at Canton

3

2017
Biola University

2

2017
Davenport University

2

2017
Earlham College

3

2017
American International College

2

2018
Southern Virginia University

3

2018
California State University, Los Angeles

2

2018
Christopher Newport University

3

2018
Drew University

3

2018
Elizabethtown College

3

2018
Emory and Henry College

3

2018
Juniata College

3

2018
Marietta College

3

2018
University of Mary Washington

3

2018
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

1

2018
Missouri University of Science and Technology

2

2018
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1

2018
Thomas Jefferson University

2

2018
Stonehill College

2

2018
Suffolk University

3

2018
Widener University

3

2018
York College (Pennsylvania)

3

2018
Bluffton University

3

2018
Goucher College

3

2018
Penn State Harrisburg

3

2018
Cabrini University

3

2018
Catholic University

3

2019
State University of New York at Delhi

3

2019
Immaculata University

3

2019
Mississippi University for Women

3

2019
Mount St. Mary’s University

1

2019
University of North Alabama

2

2019
Trinity College (Connecticut)

3

2019
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

3

2019
Worcester State University

3

2019
Anderson University (Indiana)

3

2019
East Texas Baptist University

3

2019
Lander University

2

2019
Dominican College (New York)

2

2019
Missouri Southern State University

2

2019
Johnson & Wales University (Denver)

3

2019
Keystone College

3

2019
Franciscan University of Steubenville

3

2019
Davis & Elkins College

2

2019
Blackburn College

3

2020
Emory University

3

2020
King’s College (Pennsylvania)

3

2020
University of Lynchburg

3

2020
Meredith College

3

2020
Rockford University

3

2020
Lancaster Bible College

3

2020
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)

3

2020
Glenville State College

2

2020
Wayne State College (Nebraska)

2

2020
Lake Erie College

2

2020
University of St. Thomas (Texas)

3

2020
Geneva College

3

2020
Stockton University

3

2020