Division I · Southern Conference
Furman University Men's Golf
Greenville, SC · the Paladins · Furman University overview
11
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 9
$628k
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$57,110
Per roster spot
median $51,149
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
994
APR
100% of players retained
53%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Furman University fields a men's golf team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $628,210, above the median of $508k — $57,110 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's golf programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 994, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,118,251 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $30,634 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#109Team budgetof 303 · Division I#136Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#43Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#125APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$628,210 for the year
- Operating expenses$112,648 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$57,110 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,118,251 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$30,634 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$158,531 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Davidson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Charles Collings | 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 →2,327undergraduates · 2,505 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →53%admitted · of 8,406 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1425
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Men's Golf
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 911
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate994
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $628,210 $57,110 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,118,251
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $158,531
Cost
Full picture →$32,901net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,312
Campus safety
Full picture →3.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 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 program11 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions53% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,901 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,327Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | 17 | $348k | — | 63% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 27 | 10 | $327k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | 11 | $1.1M | 994 | 38% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 29 | 11 | $495k | 974 | 59% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 30 | 13 | $270k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 41 | 30 | $315k | — | 61% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 45 | 8 | $266k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 49 | 10 | $239k | 988 | 87% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 50 | 9 | $272k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 52 | 15 | $429k | — | 68% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 60 | 17 | $211k | — | 53% |
Other men's golf programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University room for 2 | 7 | $766k | $109,424 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 3 over cap | 12 | $707k | $58,906 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2 over cap | 11 | $631k | $57,357 | 986 | vs | |
| Furman University 2 over cap | 11 | $628k | $57,110 | 994 | vs | |
| Mercer University 1 over cap | 10 | $559k | $55,938 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wofford College 2 over cap | 11 | $495k | $44,996 | 974 | vs | |
| Samford University at cap | 9 | $381k | $42,348 | 982 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University at cap | 9 | $284k | $31,502 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University at cap | 9 | $272k | $30,225 | 1000 | vs |
Every Southern Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked