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Division III · American Southwest Conference

Hardin-Simmons University Men's Golf

Abilene, TX · the Cowboys · Hardin-Simmons University overview
13
Roster
2024–25 season
$120k
Team budget
81st percentile in Division III
$9,216
Per roster spot
median $5,635
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Hardin-Simmons University fields a men's golf team in the American Southwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, above the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $119,812, well above the median of $65k — $9,216 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III men's golf programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's golf programs

Where this program sits against its 282 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$120k
Spend per player$9,216
Roster size13
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$5k$338k
this programevery Division III men's golf program

Roster sizes

332
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster13 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$119,812 for the year
  • Operating expenses$58,887 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,216 division median $5,635
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$15,035 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Bart Craig head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Emily WatsonAssistant M / W Golf Coach / ComplianceOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

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  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school golf players162,357 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots3,432 282 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 47 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,283undergraduates · 1,655 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Baptist
97%admitted · of 2,452 applicants
SAT middle 50%968 – 1190
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
50%
13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$119,812 $9,216 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$15,035
$21,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$46,682
Average net price$21,321
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,534
$30–48k$15,981
$48–75k$18,485
$75–110k$20,982
$110k and up$26,442
Tuition & fees
$31,686

Campus safety

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1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.60
Property1.00
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business51 · 19%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation32 · 12%
Biological sciences28 · 11%
Health professions & nursing26 · 10%
Psychology25 · 10%

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Men's Golf programs within 150 miles

Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene Christian University · 2 miMcMurry University · 3 miHoward Payne University · 68 miTarleton State University · 90 miMidwestern State University · 120 miTexas Christian University · 139 miTexas Tech University · 146 miLubbock Christian University · 148 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Abilene Christian University Division I · United Athletic Conference210$594k100064%
McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference313$98k—58%
Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference6813$58k—68%
Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference909$474k—94%
Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference1209$198k—87%
Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference13911$1.5M97543%
Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference14610$1.7M98871%
Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference14811$238k—73%

Other men's golf programs in the American Southwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Schreiner University13$166k$12,764—vs
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor11$158k$14,374—vs
Hardin-Simmons University13$120k$9,216—vs
East Texas Baptist University10$119k$11,860—vs
McMurry University13$98k$7,548—vs
Howard Payne University13$58k$4,447—vs

Every American Southwest Conference men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked