Division I · The Ivy League
Columbia University-Barnard College Men's Golf
New York, NY · the Lions · Columbia University-Barnard College overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$380k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$47,549
Per roster spot
median $51,149
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Columbia University-Barnard College fields a men's golf team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $380,395, below the median of $508k — $47,549 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 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#192Team budgetof 303 · Division I#165Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#1APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's golf program
Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$380,395 for the year
- Operating expenses$126,993 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$47,549 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$889,878 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Mueller head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Peluso | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Christopher Arkin | 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 →9,111undergraduates · 35,279 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 57,613 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Golf
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 98
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $380,395 $47,549 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $889,878
Cost
Full picture →$20,869net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $68,171
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 169 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Columbia University-Barnard College
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 divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,869 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,111Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 13 | $41k | — | 64% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 5 | 9 | $162k | — | 56% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 6 | 12 | $131k | — | 43% | |
| New York University Division III · Liberty League | 6 | 10 | $181k | — | 9% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 10 | $222k | 1000 | 78% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 7 | 12 | $314k | 977 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 7 | 12 | $314k | 977 | 96% | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 5 | $41k | — | 85% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 8 | 9 | $116k | 995 | 91% | |
| Pratt Institute Division III · Independent | 8 | — | — | — | 53% | |
| Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 9 | $167k | — | 94% | |
| St. Joseph's University, New York L.I. Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 13 | $31k | — | 71% |
Other men's golf programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University at cap | 9 | $485k | $53,870 | 992 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 1 | 8 | $418k | $52,290 | 998 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 1 | 8 | $380k | $47,549 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University at cap | 9 | $285k | $31,674 | 975 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College at cap | 9 | $243k | $27,002 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania room for 1 | 8 | $222k | $27,806 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 1 over cap | 10 | $136k | $13,562 | 998 | vs | |
| Brown University | — | — | — | 998 | vs |
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