Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois University Men's Golf
Charleston, IL · the Panthers · Eastern Illinois University overview
8
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 9
$170k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$21,249
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Eastern Illinois University fields a men's golf team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $169,993, well below the median of $508k — $21,249 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 gave $3,075,414 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,008 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#283Team budgetof 303 · Division I#272Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#236Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#1APRof 303 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$169,993 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,233 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,249 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,075,414 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,008 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$123,243 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Toler head coach | Head 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 →6,849undergraduates · 8,804 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 11,648 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1110
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
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
- $169,993 $21,249 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,075,414
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $123,243
Cost
Full picture →$14,621net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Eastern Illinois 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 program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,621 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,849Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 43 | 7 | $2.2M | 1000 | 44% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 13 | $159k | — | 73% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 17 | $125k | — | 54% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 17 | $165k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | — | — | — | 95% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 79 | 10 | $95k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 82 | 19 | $111k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 83 | 8 | $391k | 984 | 89% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 91 | 10 | $866k | 1000 | 80% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 11 | $33k | — | 80% | |
| Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 10 | $1.1M | 1000 | 50% |
Other men's golf programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee at Martin 3 over cap | 12 | $407k | $33,875 | 992 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at cap | 9 | $290k | $32,167 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bryant University 6 over cap | 15 | $288k | $19,183 | 980 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University 1 over cap | 10 | $286k | $28,621 | 986 | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 8 | $273k | $34,161 | 975 | vs | |
| Morehead State University 2 over cap | 11 | $268k | $24,405 | 978 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University at cap | 9 | $248k | $27,577 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 1 over cap | 10 | $216k | $21,557 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University room for 1 | 8 | $170k | $21,249 | 1000 | vs |
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