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Division I · Sun Belt Conference

Coastal Carolina University Men's Golf

Conway, SC · the Chanticleers · Coastal Carolina University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$750k
Team budget
73rd percentile in Division I
$83,287
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
967
APR
97% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Coastal Carolina University fields a men's golf team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $749,584, above the median of $508k — $83,287 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's golf programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 993, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,778,448 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $24,829 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's golf programs

Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$750k
Spend per player$83,287
Roster size9
Coaching staff2
APR967

Team budgets across the division

$77k$2.6M
this programevery Division I men's golf program

Roster sizes (cap 9)

615
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster9 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap9 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$749,584 for the year
  • Operating expenses$128,406 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$83,287 division median $51,149
  • Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 972 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$6,778,448 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$24,829 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$781,729 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jacob Wilner head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Sam HarnedAssistant Men's Golf CoachOn 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.
10,306undergraduates · 10,829 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
80%admitted · of 18,223 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1210
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%
9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 99
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate967
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$749,584 $83,287 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$6,778,448
Recruiting spend, men's
$781,729
$14,453net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,418
Sticker, out-of-state$46,406
Average net price$14,453
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,222
$30–48k$9,749
$48–75k$13,209
$75–110k$17,527
$110k and up$18,612
Tuition & fees
$11,640 in-state · $29,628 out

Campus safety

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0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.65
Property0.26
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
37 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business424 · 23%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation248 · 14%
Biological sciences227 · 12%
Communication & journalism130 · 7%
Psychology122 · 7%

Research Coastal Carolina University

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Men's Golf programs within 150 miles

Coastal Carolina UniversityFrancis Marion University · 46 miUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington · 72 miCoker University · 73 miCharleston Southern University · 83 miCollege of Charleston (South Carolina) · 88 miFayetteville State University · 89 miMethodist University · 93 miUniversity of Mount Olive · 111 miCampbell University · 113 miWingate University · 116 miUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia · 116 miPfeiffer University · 137 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Francis Marion University Division I · Big Sky Conference469$233k100082%
University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Coastal Athletic Association7210$324k98474%
Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7312$162k—97%
Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference838$231k93476%
College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association889$613k96372%
Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association896$178k—80%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference9324$107k—75%
University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas11111$175k—78%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association1139$471k100094%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference11613$313k—85%
University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference11611$1.6M99361%
Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference13714$111k—95%

Other men's golf programs in the Sun Belt Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Coastal Carolina University at cap9$750k$83,287967vs
James Madison University 1 over cap10$687k$68,674993vs
Georgia Southern University 1 over cap10$678k$67,8411000vs
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1 over cap10$601k$60,138966vs
Marshall University 3 over cap12$599k$49,940983vs
Arkansas State University room for 18$513k$64,0771000vs
Georgia State University 1 over cap10$445k$44,4521000vs
University of South Alabama 1 over cap10$421k$42,0901000vs
Troy University at cap9$419k$46,514986vs
Appalachian State University 3 over cap12$412k$34,348989vs
Louisiana Tech University 1 over cap10$412k$41,161941vs
Old Dominion University room for 18$389k$48,631974vs
The University of Southern Mississippi 3 over cap12$335k$27,903993vs
University of Louisiana Monroe room for 18$312k$38,964992vs

Every Sun Belt Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked