Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Men's Golf
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$218k
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$27,203
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a men's golf team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $217,627, well below the median of $508k — $27,203 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's golf programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,667,603 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,352 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$217,627 for the year
- Operating expenses$100,151 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,203 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 946 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,667,603 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,352 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$290,116 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Binney head coach | Head Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $217,627 $27,203 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,667,603
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $290,116
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 14 | $36k | — | 79% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 21 | 12 | $40k | — | — | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 9 | $22k | — | 68% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 10 | $118k | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 47 | 18 | $30k | — | 75% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · United East Conference | 52 | 8 | $35k | — | 96% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 9 | $597k | 1000 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 16 | $44k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 55 | 13 | $19k | — | 85% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 16 | $33k | — | 91% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 56 | 10 | $13k | — | 93% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 58 | 12 | $44k | — | 77% |
Other men's golf programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland at cap | 9 | $598k | $66,475 | 977 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 3 over cap | 12 | $242k | $20,132 | 995 | vs | |
| Colgate University at cap | 9 | $229k | $25,392 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 1 | 8 | $218k | $27,203 | 980 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 2 over cap | 11 | $161k | $14,612 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 1 over cap | 10 | $150k | $15,045 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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