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Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Hope College Men's Golf

Holland, MI · the Flying Dutchmen · Hope College overview
9
Roster
2024–25 season
$38k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division III
$4,271
Per roster spot
median $5,635
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Hope College fields a men's golf team in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 11, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $38,444, well below the median of $65k — $4,271 per roster spot, lower half 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$38k
Spend per player$4,271
Roster size9
Coaching staff1

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

  • Roster9 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$38,444 for the year
  • Operating expenses$15,768 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,271 division median $5,635
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$76,333 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Caleb Nykamp head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
3,368undergraduates · 3,368 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
76%admitted · of 5,206 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1310
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
82%
9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$38,444 $4,272 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$76,333
$28,643net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$55,790
Average net price$28,643
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,365
$30–48k$16,069
$48–75k$20,837
$75–110k$26,104
$110k and up$31,356
Tuition & fees
$37,670

Campus safety

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2.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.75
Property0.20
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
7 over 2022–2024
20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's
Business141 · 20%
Education80 · 12%
Psychology63 · 9%
Biological sciences62 · 9%
Engineering58 · 8%

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Men's Golf programs within 150 miles

Hope CollegeGrand Valley State University · 16 miCalvin University · 28 miDavenport University · 29 miKalamazoo College · 43 miThe University of Olivet · 64 miFerris State University · 70 miUniversity of Notre Dame · 75 miAlbion College · 79 miMichigan State University · 83 miAlma College · 83 miCentral Michigan University · 87 miCarthage College · 88 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1610$376k—95%
Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association2814$118k—71%
Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2924$295k—97%
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association438$80k—76%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association6413$41k—97%
Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7011$177k—81%
University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference759$1.5M98812%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association798$91k—83%
Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference839$1.9M98984%
Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association8313$56k—66%
Central Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference877$278k—91%
Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin8831$142k—84%

Other men's golf programs in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Trine University32$131k$4,102—vs
Adrian College14$129k$9,195—vs
Calvin University14$118k$8,444—vs
Albion College8$91k$11,429—vs
Kalamazoo College8$80k$10,017—vs
Alma College13$56k$4,342—vs
The University of Olivet13$41k$3,171—vs
Hope College9$38k$4,271—vs

Every Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked