Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley University Men's Golf
Peoria, IL · the Braves · Bradley University overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$214k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division I
$30,504
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bradley University fields a men's golf team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $213,533, well below the median of $508k — $30,504 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's golf programs. That leaves room for 2 under 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 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,309,911 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,258 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#270Team budgetof 303 · Division I#224Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#284Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#1APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$213,533 for the year
- Operating expenses$63,456 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$30,504 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,309,911 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,258 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$157,209 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Roche head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ethan Brue | Assistant Men's Golf Coach, Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →3,883undergraduates · 5,217 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 10,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1300
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Men's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $213,533 $30,505 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,309,911
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $157,209
Cost
Full picture →$24,703net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,680
Campus safety
Full picture →2.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bradley 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.
Men's Golf program7 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,703 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.02 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 9 | $6k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 8 | $391k | 984 | 89% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | 19 | $111k | — | 45% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 43 | 5 | $88k | — | 71% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 8 | $31k | — | 87% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 58 | 8 | $273k | 975 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 67 | 10 | $95k | — | 84% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 68 | 17 | $125k | — | 54% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 74 | 25 | $189k | — | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 75 | 15 | $69k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 7 | $2.2M | 1000 | 44% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 96 | 9 | $533k | 994 | 70% |
Other men's golf programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State University room for 1 | 8 | $391k | $48,853 | 984 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1 over cap | 10 | $364k | $36,437 | 948 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 7 | $358k | $51,149 | 1000 | vs | |
| Belmont University room for 2 | 7 | $349k | $49,874 | 1000 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 1 over cap | 10 | $318k | $31,830 | 1000 | vs | |
| Murray State University 2 over cap | 11 | $305k | $27,755 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 5 over cap | 14 | $232k | $16,571 | 995 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 2 | 7 | $214k | $30,504 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 3 over cap | 12 | $119k | $9,954 | 993 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked