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Austin Peay State University Men's Golf

Clarksville, TN · the Governors · Austin Peay State University overview
10
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 9
$490k
Team budget
49th percentile in Division I
$48,958
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
962
APR
94% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Austin Peay State University fields a men's golf team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $489,580, about the median of $508k — $48,958 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men'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 (161 of 303 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 962, about the median of 993, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,788,565 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,676 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's golf programs

Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$490k
Spend per player$48,958
Roster size10
Coaching staff2
APR962

Team budgets across the division

$77k$2.6M
this programevery Division I men's golf program

Roster sizes (cap 9)

615
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster10 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$489,580 for the year
  • Operating expenses$95,102 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$48,958 division median $51,149
  • Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 947 latest
  • Players retained94% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,788,565 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$14,676 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$367,663 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Easton Key head coachHead Coachnot on file
Robbie WilsonHead Golf CoachOn file · sign in
Michael BusseAssistant Coachnot 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 players162,357 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots2,923 303 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 56 1.8% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
8,587undergraduates · 9,945 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
96%admitted · of 5,559 applicants
SAT middle 50%943 – 1165
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
43%
10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 910
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate962
94% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$489,580 $48,958 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,788,565
Recruiting spend, men's
$367,663
$14,679net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,515
Sticker, out-of-state$32,059
Average net price$14,679
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,559
$30–48k$12,983
$48–75k$16,365
$75–110k$19,443
$110k and up$19,140
Tuition & fees
$8,675 in-state · $14,219 out

Campus safety

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0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.64
Property0.83
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing207 · 16%
Business177 · 13%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation134 · 10%
Liberal arts & general studies113 · 9%
Psychology93 · 7%

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Men's Golf programs within 150 miles

Austin Peay State UniversityTennessee State University · 39 miVanderbilt University · 41 miBelmont University · 42 miLipscomb University · 43 miTrevecca Nazarene University · 43 miMurray State University · 54 miWestern Kentucky University · 59 miMiddle Tennessee State University · 73 miKentucky Wesleyan College · 85 miUniversity of Tennessee at Martin · 85 miUniversity of Evansville · 100 miUniversity of Southern Indiana · 100 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference3910$286k98693%
Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference419$2.4M10006%
Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference427$349k100096%
Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference4311$678k99367%
Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference4313$215k—70%
Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference5411$305k98186%
Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA5910$295k99397%
Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA7311$785k96968%
Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference8514$177k—67%
University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference8512$407k99287%
University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference10014$232k99578%
University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference10010$216k—95%

Other men's golf programs in the United Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Abilene Christian University 1 over cap10$594k$59,3941000vs
Eastern Kentucky University 3 over cap12$586k$48,8731000vs
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 over cap10$526k$52,614992vs
Austin Peay State University 1 over cap10$490k$48,958962vs
Tarleton State University at cap9$474k$52,656—vs
University of Texas at Arlington at cap9$352k$39,152972vs
University of North Alabama at cap9$348k$38,7111000vs
University of West Georgia 3 over cap12$306k$25,502—vs
University of Central Arkansas 5 over cap14$303k$21,6491000vs

Every United Athletic Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked