Division I · Big South Conference
Charleston Southern University Men's Golf
Charleston, SC · the Buccaneers · Charleston Southern University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$231k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$28,875
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
934
APR
94% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Charleston Southern University fields a men's golf team in the Big South 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 $231,005, well below the median of $508k — $28,875 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 934, about the median of 993, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,017,082 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,989 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#263Team budgetof 303 · Division I#234Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#279APRof 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$231,005 for the year
- Operating expenses$45,418 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,875 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate934 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,017,082 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,989 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$159,751 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Serketich | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caroline Tragesser | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bailey Bjornson | Graduate Assistant 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 →2,914undergraduates · 3,545 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 6,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate934
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $231,005 $28,876 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,017,082
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $159,751
Cost
Full picture →$21,347net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,030
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Charleston Southern 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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,347 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 9 | $613k | 963 | 72% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 70 | 18 | $230k | — | 69% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 83 | 9 | $750k | 967 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 87 | 9 | $233k | 1000 | 82% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 88 | 7 | $97k | — | — | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 11 | $1.6M | 993 | 61% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 96 | 12 | $162k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 106 | 11 | $344k | — | 80% | |
| Georgia Southern University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 107 | 10 | $678k | 1000 | 90% | |
| Augusta University Division I · West Coast Conference | 116 | 11 | $550k | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 127 | 12 | $239k | — | 75% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 140 | 13 | $313k | — | 85% |
Other men's golf programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 10 | $463k | $46,281 | 991 | vs | |
| High Point University 1 over cap | 10 | $429k | $42,949 | 994 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 1 over cap | 10 | $327k | $32,670 | 1000 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 1 | 8 | $282k | $35,299 | 953 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 8 | $266k | $33,219 | 1000 | vs | |
| Radford University 1 over cap | 10 | $256k | $25,610 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 1 over cap | 10 | $239k | $23,859 | 988 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University room for 1 | 8 | $231k | $28,875 | 934 | vs |
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