Division I · Conference USA
Jacksonville State University Men's Golf
Jacksonville, AL · the Gamecocks · Jacksonville State University overview
15
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 9
$390k
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$25,982
Per roster spot
median $51,149
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
989
APR
98% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Jacksonville State University fields a men's golf team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, well above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $389,738, below the median of $508k — $25,982 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 6 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 989, about the median of 993, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,778,692 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,522 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#186Team budgetof 303 · Division I#252Spend per playerof 303 · Division I#1Roster sizeof 303 · Division I#178APRof 303 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 9)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$389,738 for the year
- Operating expenses$34,618 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,982 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,778,692 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,522 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$498,790 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sylas Elliott 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,378undergraduates · 9,672 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 12,008 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1260
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Men's Golf
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 915
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $389,738 $25,983 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,778,692
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $498,790
Cost
Full picture →$14,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,426 in-state · $22,716 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jacksonville State 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,378Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 42 | 12 | $306k | — | 49% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 44 | 13 | $151k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 46 | 12 | $111k | — | 62% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 63 | 10 | $512k | 1000 | 88% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 64 | 9 | $381k | 982 | 82% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 68 | 8 | $64k | — | 63% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 9 | $559k | 993 | 69% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 70 | 12 | $133k | — | — | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 78 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 79 | 8 | $2M | 1000 | 16% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 79 | 10 | $445k | 1000 | 62% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 80 | 12 | $164k | — | 54% |
Other men's golf programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University 2 over cap | 11 | $785k | $71,379 | 969 | vs | |
| Liberty University 2 over cap | 11 | $750k | $68,186 | 998 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 5 over cap | 14 | $615k | $43,939 | 975 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University at cap | 9 | $559k | $62,130 | 993 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University at cap | 9 | $543k | $60,325 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 2 over cap | 11 | $511k | $46,463 | 998 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 6 over cap | 15 | $390k | $25,982 | 989 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 1 over cap | 10 | $295k | $29,472 | 993 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 2 | 7 | $282k | $40,235 | 985 | vs |
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