Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Men's Golf
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
10
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 9
$136k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$13,562
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
998
APR
100% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a men's golf team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $135,621, well below the median of $508k — $13,562 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 1 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 998, 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).
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Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$135,621 for the year
- Operating expenses$60,428 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,562 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,023,995 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Baughan 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
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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Golf
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 910
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $135,621 $13,562 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,023,995
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 33 | 10 | $25k | — | 94% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · Northeast Conference | 36 | 8 | $272k | 1000 | 38% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 38 | 11 | $56k | — | 57% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 10 | $183k | — | 75% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 9 | $229k | 1000 | 12% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 69 | 16 | $162k | — | 12% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Empire 8 | 69 | 13 | $108k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · Empire 8 | 70 | 11 | $54k | — | 80% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 70 | 13 | $225k | — | 68% | |
| Keystone College Division III · United East Conference | 71 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League | 75 | 9 | $153k | — | 36% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 76 | 10 | $28k | — | 87% |
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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