Division I · Patriot League
Colgate University Men's Golf
Hamilton, NY · the Raiders · Colgate University overview
9
Roster
at the D-I cap of 9
$229k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$25,392
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
12%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Colgate University fields a men's golf team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $228,534, well below the median of $508k — $25,392 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,728,576 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $23,274 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#264Team budgetof 303 · Division I#258Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#162Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#1APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$228,534 for the year
- Operating expenses$88,979 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,392 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,728,576 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,274 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$472,303 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John (JP) Kircher head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| JP Kircher | Head Men's Golf 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 →3,131undergraduates · 3,146 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →12%admitted · of 21,130 applicants
SAT middle 50%1430 – 1530
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Men's Golf
Full picture →9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 99
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $228,534 $25,393 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,728,576
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $472,303
Cost
Full picture →$26,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,024
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program9 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions12% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 3,131Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 17 | 16 | $162k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 23 | 10 | $28k | — | 87% | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 | 27 | 11 | $27k | — | 78% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 32 | 10 | $183k | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Delhi Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 49 | 14 | $53k | — | 88% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 54 | 10 | $20k | — | 83% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 55 | 10 | $136k | 998 | 8% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · Northeast Conference | 55 | 8 | $272k | 1000 | 38% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · Empire 8 | 67 | 11 | $54k | — | 80% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 73 | 11 | $56k | — | 57% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 80 | 10 | $25k | — | 94% | |
| Keystone College Division III · United East Conference | 88 | — | — | — | 80% |
Other men's golf programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland at cap | 9 | $598k | $66,475 | 977 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 3 over cap | 12 | $242k | $20,132 | 995 | vs | |
| Colgate University at cap | 9 | $229k | $25,392 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 1 | 8 | $218k | $27,203 | 980 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 2 over cap | 11 | $161k | $14,612 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 1 over cap | 10 | $150k | $15,045 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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