Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Northridge Men's Golf
Northridge, CA · the Matadors · California State University, Northridge overview
7
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 9
$577k
Team budget
60th percentile in Division I
$82,404
Per roster spot
median $51,149
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
970
APR
97% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Northridge fields a men's golf team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $576,834, above the median of $508k — $82,404 per roster spot, upper 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 970, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,146,105 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,784 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#122Team budgetof 303 · Division I#81Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#284Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#258APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$576,834 for the year
- Operating expenses$234,128 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$82,404 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,146,105 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,784 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$146,703 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Bracken head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| James Driscoll | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Garry Finneran | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Tom Hutchison | Director of Operations | 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 →32,429undergraduates · 37,760 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 29,789 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Men's Golf
Full picture →7on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 97
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate970
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $576,834 $82,405 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,146,105
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $146,703
Cost
Full picture →$8,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,095 in-state · $18,975 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 31 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Northridge
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 divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$8,222 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,429Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 13 | 11 | $1.2M | 988 | 9% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 17 | 8 | $1.6M | 992 | 50% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 20 | 11 | $991k | 1000 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 11 | $87k | — | 40% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 20 | 14 | $177k | — | 89% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 21 | 9 | $1.7M | 1000 | 10% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 30 | 12 | $203k | — | 91% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 40 | 11 | $691k | 998 | 47% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 44 | 10 | $111k | — | 48% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 44 | 10 | $598k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 48 | 11 | $93k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 48 | 8 | $172k | — | 11% |
Other men's golf programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University 2 over cap | 11 | $834k | $75,861 | 1000 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University 2 over cap | 11 | $691k | $62,807 | 998 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton 1 over cap | 10 | $598k | $59,815 | 1000 | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge room for 2 | 7 | $577k | $82,404 | 970 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 2 over cap | 11 | $508k | $46,180 | — | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 1 over cap | 10 | $505k | $50,481 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara 1 over cap | 10 | $447k | $44,732 | 990 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 1 | 8 | $345k | $43,120 | 993 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine at cap | 9 | $333k | $37,025 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside at cap | 9 | $308k | $34,252 | 1000 | vs |
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