Division I · Northeast Conference
Chicago State University Men's Golf
Chicago, IL · the Cougars · Chicago State University overview
12
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 9
$178k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$14,840
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
979
APR
95% of players retained
41%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Chicago State University fields a men's golf team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $178,084, well below the median of $508k — $14,840 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (161 of 303 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 993, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,026,261 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,624 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#279Team budgetof 303 · Division I#290Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#16Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#233APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$178,084 for the year
- Operating expenses$6,503 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,840 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,026,261 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,624 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$0 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Macon head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →1,495undergraduates · 2,324 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →41%admitted · of 9,458 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 17%
Men's Golf
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 912
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate979
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $178,084 $14,840 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,026,261
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $0
Cost
Full picture →$9,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,754
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in psychology · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Chicago State 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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions41% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,852 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsPsychology · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,495Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | 6 | $218k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 11 | 8 | $575k | 1000 | 74% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 13 | $89k | — | 71% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 18 | 11 | $74k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 20 | 9 | $387k | 985 | 81% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 21 | 17 | $67k | — | 76% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 23 | 9 | $1.5M | 992 | 7% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 25 | 11 | $211k | — | 73% | |
| Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 25 | 24 | $124k | — | 77% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 27 | 10 | $59k | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 28 | 12 | $60k | — | 58% | |
| Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 34 | 10 | $318k | 1000 | 92% |
Other men's golf programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University room for 1 | 8 | $490k | $61,194 | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus 3 over cap | 12 | $314k | $26,202 | 977 | vs | |
| Howard University 3 over cap | 12 | $288k | $24,019 | — | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 1 | 8 | $272k | $34,047 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wagner College at cap | 9 | $191k | $21,192 | 998 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College 1 over cap | 10 | $183k | $18,288 | — | vs | |
| Chicago State University 3 over cap | 12 | $178k | $14,840 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore 3 over cap | 12 | $177k | $14,788 | 995 | vs | |
| University of New Haven room for 1 | 8 | $131k | $16,333 | — | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 3 over cap | 12 | $124k | $10,340 | — | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University room for 2 | 7 | $101k | $14,419 | 1000 | vs |
Every Northeast Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked