Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Sacramento Men's Golf
Sacramento, CA · the Hornets · California State University, Sacramento overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$345k
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$43,120
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
993
APR
100% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Sacramento fields a men's golf team in the Big West Conference (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 $344,961, below the median of $508k — $43,120 per roster spot, lower half 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 993, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,910,125 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,076 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#206Team budgetof 303 · Division I#180Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#138APRof 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
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$344,961 for the year
- Operating expenses$49,586 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,120 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,910,125 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,076 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$147,357 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kamden Brakel 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
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 →28,268undergraduates · 31,172 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 25,994 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate993
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $344,961 $43,120 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,910,125
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $147,357
Cost
Full picture →$11,183net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,602 in-state · $19,482 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.74violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 41 burglaries · 40 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Sacramento
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 divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,183 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,268Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.74 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, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 18 | 8 | $661k | 993 | 42% | |
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 19 | 13 | $189k | — | 77% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 40 | 10 | $872k | 986 | 95% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 62 | 11 | $884k | 955 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 66 | 12 | $1.4M | 990 | 12% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 71 | 9 | $429k | — | 97% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 71 | 6 | $165k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 78 | 8 | $710k | 992 | 51% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | 11 | $352k | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Chico Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 84 | 12 | $241k | — | 94% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 17 | $370k | — | 68% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 9 | $1.9M | 1000 | 4% |
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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